three kings

Chapter 119
Dejectedly, Qiao Rui led more than ten thousand defeated soldiers and fled to the south.Along the way, the wind and cranes were rumbling, and the vegetation was full of soldiers. The slightest noise could scare Qiao Rui into panic for a long time.

At this moment, he didn't think about anything else. Capturing Sun Can alive and defeating the enemy had become a distant dream. Fleeing back to Yingshang, defending the city, and saving his dog's life were Qiao Rui's only thoughts and actions now.

Finally escaped to Yingshang County.

Looking at the banner fluttering in the wind on the city wall, Qiao Rui heaved a sigh of relief, pulled his horse forward, pointed his whip at the city gate and shouted loudly: "I am Qiao Rui, open the city gate quickly."

"Hurry up, do you want to be whipped?" While Qiao Rui was ashamed by the failure, it also fueled his anger. There was nowhere to vent the anger in his heart, and the soldiers under his command really had a good way to vent it.

The city gate opened slowly.

At a glance, there was no one in the city, and Qiao Rui didn't suspect that the population in Yingshang was small in the first place, coupled with mental and physical exhaustion, how could he take care of so many people.

But he didn't know that he was walking on a road of no return.

More than ten thousand defeated troops entered the city one after another. When passing through the streets of Beicheng, the lieutenant beside him showed a trace of suspicion, and said to Qiao Rui: "The general is a bit strange, why is there no one there!"

Qiao Rui woke up suddenly when he heard it.

At this time, the sound of horseshoes sounded, and Fan Wu led a team of rangers to rush over, and with a knife in his hand, he cut Qiao Rui under the horse. One by one was either picked to death with a spear, or trampled to death by a horse's hoof, or squeezed to death by his own people, trampled to death.

At this moment, with the gate of the city closed, Fan Wu unexpectedly breached Yingshang County long before Qiao Rui arrived.Qiao Rui's army had nowhere to retreat.

'Shooting Arrows' Liu Pi was on the city wall, shooting at the densely packed and bewildered soldiers below.

After a few bursts of arrow rain, he killed them.

The situation was basically a one-sided massacre. Almost all of Qiao Rui's army was wiped out, and more than ten thousand defeated troops disappeared in smoke.

Fan Wu and Zhang Liao joined forces and went south to Anfengjin.Anfengjin is a small ferry, guarded by only [-] soldiers, it was breached by Fan Wu and Zhang Liao in less than half an hour.

Fan Wu left Liu Pi and a thousand men to guard the prisoners, while the rest hurried back to Runan.

It only took eleven days for the two of them to come and go, one day faster than expected.

Ji Ling was also successfully deceived by Guo Jia's strategy. Every time there was a dangerous place where an ambush could be hidden, Ji Ling would stop and investigate, which greatly slowed down his marching speed. The distance that could be reached in ten days was gone in a daze. Thirteen days and it still hasn't arrived.

At the same time, it also caused headaches for the counselors.

Ji Ling's steadiness made him be cautious and take precautions in every way, and he was almost immune to tricks.It is indeed difficult to defeat the enemy army by plan.

For a person like him who is not greedy for merit, not aggressive, not proud, and not arrogant, it is really difficult to defeat him in a short period of time.But the current situation does not have time to think about it.

"Report, Ji Lingda has almost arrived at Gepo. According to this speed, he will arrive at Gepo in five hours." Meteor Tanma told Sun Can about Ji Ling's whereabouts.

Xun Yu said worriedly: "With Ji Ling's stability, the opponent will definitely not attack Runan first, but will definitely find a dangerous place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, build defensive facilities, and wait for the arrival of Yuan Shu's army."

There was silence in the hall.

After a long time, Sun Can laughed loudly: "If the plan fails, we will break it with all our strength. Twenty thousand versus twenty-five thousand, our army has the right time, the right place, and the harmony of people. Why are you afraid of Ji Ling?"

Originally, Ji Ling wasn't very difficult to deal with, and divorce was a very good way. Not only that, each of Liu Hua, Xun Yu, and Guo Jia had several ways to defeat the enemy.However, time is pressing and it is too late to implement.

As Xun Yu said before, it is not difficult to defeat the enemy's strategy, but the difficulty is to reduce the casualties of one's own side as much as possible when the enemy is strong and we are weak.

At this moment, there was no other choice, and Ji Ling's caution was beyond everyone's expectations.

Therefore, there are two options for Sun Can to decide. One is to send troops to attack Ji Ling.The second is to wait for the arrival of Yuan Shujun.

The second type has a greater chance of winning, but it will hurt itself.The first type has a relatively small chance of winning, but it can destroy the enemy army.

Confident in his ability, Sun Can decided to take a gamble.The battle between the two armies is not only a strategy, but also a commander's command is a major factor in defeating the enemy, and what Sun Can has to compare with Ji Ling is command ability.

Xun Yu didn't know Sun Can's ability to command, so he was more cautious, and said: "My lord, you should think twice, Yuan Shu's ability can't command an army of [-], as long as we play tricks among them, there is still hope, and it won't hurt you." We defeated the enemy when our army was weak."

Knowing Sun Can's ability, Liu Hua said four words: "You can give it a try."

Guo Jia has also seen Sun Can's commanding ability. In the battle of the Yellow Turban, when the enemy was outnumbered and surrounded, Zhang Yun was at a loss.At this moment the number of soldiers is about the same, and the soldiers are better than the other side. If there is a confrontation, the chances of winning are still very high. Therefore, he also said: "Jia has no objections."

Sun Can smiled, and said proudly: "All the generals obey the order, and the soldiers send Ge Po."

And an hour and a half later, Ge Po.

Sun Canjun's sudden appearance really surprised Ji Ling. Originally, his plan was to set up camp ten miles away from Runan, wait for the arrival of Yuan Shu and Qiao Rui's two teams, and attack Runan with all his strength.

Therefore, he took precautions along the way and was cautious everywhere, in order not to fight Sun Canjun.However, now Sun Can unexpectedly appeared in front of them, forcing him to fight.

Before the battle between the two armies, Sun Can first asked Zhang Fei to fight against the enemy.

Zhang Fei immediately held his spear, and appeared in front of Ji Ling's formation like a black king kong, shouting sharply: "I am Zhang Yide from Yan, here I am! Who dares to fight to the death with me?" The sound was like a huge thunder, shaking the front of the two armies.

Ji Ling knew that Sun Can's army was as brave as a cloud, and he would never benefit from the battle before the battle, so he yelled: "How can two armies fight with the courage of a man, you are a reckless man, I don't care about you."

Zhang Fei jumped into a rage, but was called back by Sun Can.

Sun Can stepped forward and said loudly: "Since General Ji Ling wants to compete with Sun Can in the way of commanding, Sun Can will accompany him to the end, and General Ji Ling accepts."

Sun Can stood in front of the army and ordered the standard bearers to form the formation.

The formation Sun Can formed was actually Zhao Yun's encounter with the Crane Wing formation in front of Deng County.

However, Sun Can's formation method is quite different from Zhang Hu's.

He divided the Crane Wings formation into three formations. The first formation was the main attacking force. Xu Huang's Cheetah Battalion and Zhang Fei's Sharp Spear Battalion were combined into Crane Wings and became the main attack point.

The second team is the assault sergeant.Arrange the flag bearers on the left and right first, hold the flag to show their identity, and hold it high after the first battle, to give the enemy a sense of deterrence.At the same time, it also kept the morale of the second and third troops behind them high.Between the two rows of flag bearers, there are elite sergeants with high mobility and strong assault capabilities.That is to say, wolf riders and rangers, they circled around the crane wings, and as soon as the time came, they crossed the crane wings, made an assault, gave the opponent a heavy blow, and then retreated under the cover of the first team.

At the same time, if they encounter the enemy's elite soldiers, their task is to preserve the first battle force and destroy the enemy's elite.

In the third formation, the head of the crane, Sun Can arranged [-] Liannu sergeants. They could help the first and second formations when they advanced, and protect the Chinese army when they retreated.

In the Battle of Dengcheng, Zhao Yun broke through the crane head and killed Zhang Hu.

In the end, it was the central army, which was Sun Can's main formation, where he commanded the entire army.

There is also a final formation at the back, this is the last unit of the whole army and it is also the tail of the crane. If this tail is defeated, it will be in charge of the rear.

This is the foundation of ten thousand formations, the whole picture of the real crane wing formation.

Seeing Sun Can's formation, Ji Ling immediately had a countermeasure, and set up a conical formation that was good at breaking through.

The conical formation is like a sharp sword, requiring a sharp forward, thin wings, and a strong central army.The forward is sharp and good at breaking through the opponent's formation, and the two wings are thin, which can weaken the lethality of the crane's wings on the two wings.

The Cone Formation can almost be said to be the nemesis of the Crane Wing Formation.

However, the so-called nemesis is relative. The reason why the Crane Wing Formation is called the foundation of ten thousand formations is because it has flexibility that all formations do not have.

Therefore, the Crane Wing Formation relies on command, not flaws.

Ji Ling's army has moved. Since the cone formation is an attack formation, Ji Ling will of course attack first.

He personally led the army into the Crane Wing Formation.

Sun Can personally stood on the podium to direct, and Xu Chu stood aside to protect him, and the orders were issued one by one.

Zhang Fei and Xu Huang first attacked the two wings of Ji Ling's army. Zhang Fei and Xu Huang each showed their skills, and the opponent's two wings fell one after another. However, due to the strong center, reinforcements continued to flow.Although Zhang Fei and Xu Huang had the upper hand, they were unable to break through the opponent's wings for a while.

Relying on Sun Can's excellent intuition in battle, he discovered the loopholes in the opponent's wings from time to time, allowing the wolf rider and ranger to show their power, and often shake the opponent's wings.

The first round and the second round fell into a stalemate.

Under Ji Ling's leadership, Ji Lingjun's arrows were getting closer to the third formation.

Zhao Yun was in command of the third formation. After receiving the order, the two thousand crossbow arrows were divided into four rows and fired at Ji Lingjun in turn.

The range of the crossbow is much higher than that of the bow and arrow, and the power is also much stronger.

Liannu arrows shot at Ji Lingjun non-stop. After the first row was shot, the second row immediately shot again.

After the fourth row finished shooting, the arrow branches of the first row had been installed, and the next round of shooting began.

In such a cycle, the breakthrough sergeants in the front of Ji Ling's army were immediately devastated. In just one round, hundreds of people from the other side fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)