Three Kingdoms: copy Lu Bu's force at the beginning

Luyang, Ji County, Ye County, Duyang, Wuyin, Biyang and Fuyang City are the seven important towns bordering Nanyang County of Jingzhou and Yuzhou.

Sun Ce sent troops to attack and block Yangcheng first.

Once Duyang City is conquered, the connection between the three cities in the north of Duyang and the three cities in the south of Duyang will be cut off.

Next, Sun Ce will go south or north to acquire all these seven important towns.

This was Zhou Yu's strategy, but unfortunately Zhou Yu met a very powerful opponent, Pang Tong came.

Pang Tong came one step ahead of Hua Yu, and immediately set up troops to block Yang.

In this way, no matter if Sun Ce's army attacked any of the other six cities, Pang Tong could rescue them.

Moreover, even if Pang Tong did not come to the rescue, Sun Ce would not dare to advance again, otherwise, Sun Ce's army's food supply would be completely exposed under the noses of the Wei army.

Because Hua Yu has been named Wei Gong, Hua Yu's army will be called Wei Jun in the future.

If it were an ordinary person, they might divide their troops to guard the seven border towns.

But Pang Tong was different. He concentrated all his soldiers and horses in Duyang City, and almost no defenders in the other six cities.

In Sun Ce's large tent of the Chinese army.

"Damn it..." Sun Ce thumped the case table hard, and said angrily, "This Pang Shiyuan is so cunning, and let our army lose a chance to capture Duyang City for nothing."

Zhou Yu was sitting in the first place. Hearing this, he couldn't help laughing bitterly. He was also deceived by Pang Tong's trick.

It turned out that Pang Tong was ordered by Hua Yu to rush to Nanyang County first.

Unexpectedly, Sun Ce's movements are also very fast.

If they marched at the same speed, Sun Ce would definitely rush to Duyang City first.

That's not counting, because there are only [-] soldiers and horses in Duyang City. I'm afraid Duyang City will have fallen by the time Pang Tong can't reach the place.

Therefore, Pang Tong made a decisive decision, first threw off the infantry, and took three generals Zhang Xiu, Hu Che'er, and Lai Man'er, as well as five thousand Bingzhou cavalry, and rushed to Duyang City first.

Tai Shici led the remaining [-] infantry and rushed towards Duyang City as fast as possible.

Pang Tong led [-] Bingzhou cavalry, traveling day and night, and finally entered Duyang City before Sun Ce's army arrived.

However, Sun Ce's army was a full 6 soldiers, while Pang Tong entered Duyang City with only [-] soldiers and horses. The strength of the two sides was very different.

If Sun Ce stormed and blocked Yangcheng recklessly, no matter how wise Pang Tong was, it would be difficult to defend it.

So Pang Tong came up with a plan.

That night, Pang Tong ordered [-] cavalry to quietly withdraw from the east gate and circle around Duyang City for half a circle.

Wait until the next morning, and then enter through the west gate with great fanfare, and also carry Hua Yu's banner.

As a result, Du Yangcheng's secret agent misunderstood it, thinking that Hua Ziyi had arrived in person.

Sun Ce was also taken aback when he received the detailed report.

First five thousand Bingzhou flying cavalry, and then five thousand Bingzhou flying cavalry, a total of 1 horses and horses. Hua Ziyi came to Duyang City again.

In this way, Sun Ce did not dare to attack by force.

That night, Pang Tong sent the 5000 troops out again, and entered the city from the west gate again early the next morning with great fanfare.

This time, Zhou Yu became suspicious.

Although there are a lot of cavalry in the Wei army, it is impossible to send 5000 troops here all at once.

Zhou Yu thought about it carefully, and immediately saw through Pang Tong's strategy.

"No, Bo Fu, we've been fooled." After Zhou Yu figured it out, he couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry, "That Pang Tong used Li Ru's tricks in the past to deceive the world."

Sun Ce's face changed slightly: "Gong Jin means that Pang Tong will secretly release 5000 troops, and then enter the city with great fanfare?"

"That's right." Zhou Yu sighed slightly, "Li Ru used this tactic to deceive Yuan Shao and the others, making them dare not make trouble easily, and missed the best time to drive Dong Zhuo out of Luoyang."

"At that time, my father was serving as the Luoyang magistrate, and I was also in Luoyang and witnessed this incident with my own eyes."

"I didn't expect..." Zhou Yu said bitterly, "Pang Tong came up with this trick again, and actually deceived us all."

Sun Ce was also extremely angry, and shouted: "Pang Tong deceived me too much, and sent an order to send troops immediately to attack Duyang City. Within two hours, Duyang City must be conquered."

Zhou Yu didn't stop him.

Pang Tong wasted two days of time, and there was not much left.

Right now, it is only possible to march westward if Duyang City is taken regardless of casualties.

Otherwise, if Duyang City cannot be conquered, the chances of victory in this attack on Jingzhou may be hard to count.

Unexpectedly, just as Sun Ce's order was issued, the army was still preparing, and the scouts came to report.

"My lord, Tai Shici, a general of the Wei army, has arrived with 5000 troops and has entered Duyang City."

"..." Both Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were speechless for a while, and they were still a step late.

In two days, I was tricked by Pang Tong, otherwise, Duyang City would have been conquered long ago.

The strategic significance of Duyang City is not just the central position of the seven cities on the eastern border of Nanyang County.

More importantly, after Sun Ce occupied Duyang City, he marched westward, which was Bowang City northeast of Wancheng.

Bowang City is a small city, easy to attack and difficult to defend, and the Wei army will never be able to defend it.

In this way, Sun Ce's army can drive straight into Wancheng.

Once Wancheng is conquered, the entire Nanyang County will naturally be shaken, and Sun Ce will be able to wipe out all the cities in Nanyang County one by one.

Unfortunately, the opportunity was missed.

With guilt on his face, Zhou Yu sighed and said, "I'm to blame for this. It's because I failed to see through Pang Tong's scheme and wasted two days in vain."

Sun Ce hurriedly comforted Zhou Yu, saying, "Why did Gong Jin say that?"

"This matter is unclear due to careful investigation, and Pang Tong acted cautiously, and has nothing to do with Gongjin."

Sun Ce's words are not bad.

If Zhou Yu was in Duyang City and witnessed this incident with his own eyes, he would be able to see through Pang Tong's strategy.

However, Xizuo doesn't have such an IQ. He just reports what he sees to Sun Ce with his own opinion, so there will naturally be deviations.

Sun Ce said again: "Wei's army only has 3 horses, but our army has [-] people, twice as many."

"From tomorrow onwards, our army will start to storm Duyang City. I don't believe it. I can't take down a small Duyang City."

Zhou Yu's heart moved, and he said, "Bo Fu, I have an idea."

"What kind of clever plan does Gongjin have, please tell me quickly."

Zhou Yu smiled slightly: "I just expected that Hua Yu was not in Duyang City, and that big banner was used by Pang Tong to deter our army."

"In Duyang City right now, Hua Yu's generals include Zhang Xiu, Hu Che'er, Tai Shi Ci and Lai Man'er."

"Of the four people, only Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er are famous, but none of them are Bo Fu's opponents."

"The other two, one is unknown and the other is a barbarian of a foreign race, so they are naturally not Bo Fu's opponents."

"Tomorrow, Bo Fu will go to Duyang City to fight. Whether it is beheaded or defeated, the morale of our army will definitely increase, and the morale of the Wei army will plummet."

"Then, if our army attacks and blocks Yangcheng again, the odds of winning will be higher."

Sun Ce was overjoyed: "Gongjin's plan is very clever."