Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 456 The Pioneer Wins
Lu Fanyan said: "Back then General Sun was careless in his defeat and regretted it for the rest of his life. My lord must take this as a warning and never underestimate the enemy's carelessness."

Sun Ce nodded and said, "Don't worry about Zi Heng, although this certain regards Jiang Xia's generals as worthless, he will never underestimate the enemy. This time, the old thief Huang Zu must be appointed leader."

Only then did Lu Fan feel relieved, and said: "Go to Xiling, cross the Chiting River, and the terrain along Guishan is steep. Since Huang Zu arranged it here, we need to be careful."

"Okay, let's order the former army to tell them to march carefully when they arrive in Guishan territory, and send more scouts to prevent them from being tricked."

Sun Ce knew that Lu Fan was also thinking about the overall situation, so he didn't take his words as annoyance, on the contrary, he obeyed.

Lu Fan followed Sun Ce when he was a child in Shouchun, and the relationship between the two even surpassed that of Zhou Yu, and they often held banquets at home. Sun Ce also invited Lu Fan to the table to meet Wu's mother and treat each other as brothers.

"It's better for me to send the letter in person. If there is an emergency, I can be a response!" Lu Fan thought for a while, and went in person.

Sun Ce didn't even see Huang Zu's general in his eyes, and couldn't even arouse his fighting spirit, so he let Lu Fan go forward, and then he led the army to slowly advance.

At this time, Wu Bing's first troops had crossed the Chiting River, Lu Fan caught up with the former army, Zhou Tai and Huang Gai were heading to Guishan to observe the movements of Jiangxia's troops.

Zhou Tai personally investigated in front, Huang Gai and Lu Fan followed up, a large number of scouts checked the news ahead to ensure that there were no ambushes around, and they had already arrived in Guishan territory before they knew it.

Lu Fan and Huang Gai rode forward to look at the terrain, and saw there were mountains on the left, sandbars and swamps on the right, reeds were overgrown, birds were circling, and the sun was about to set.

Lu Fan was vigilant, and reminded Zhou Tai in front to be careful of the willow forest, and was about to arrange soldiers and horses to keep a distance, when suddenly smoke and dust billowed in front, and someone killed him.

Zhou Tai perked up and said to Lu Fan, "This must be the vanguard of the Jiangxia Army. Let me meet him first."

Lu Fan rode his horse back to the main formation, Zhou Tai spread out his men and horses, Huang Gai held the ground, and stood alone in front of the formation, quietly waiting for the opponent's soldiers and horses to come.

Not long after, Jiang Xia's soldiers rushed forward, and after a commotion, the first person with a sword in his hand and a bow and arrow on his back was Lu Jie.

When Zhou Tai saw this person, he immediately flew into a rage. Back then he was following Sun Jian to attack Jiang Xia, and watched helplessly as the lord was shot by a hidden arrow, and it was this person who shot the arrow. In the middle of the mountain, you can't catch up.

Seeing Lu Jie at this time, he immediately rushed out and shouted angrily: "You dog thief who stabs people in the back, take your life!"

Lu Jie didn't answer, he just snorted slightly and swung his knife to kill him. He didn't want to win this time, and he didn't have much pressure in his heart.

Zhou Tai's chest was really full of anger, seeing the other party's initiative to kill, he raised his gun and jumped on the horse, with a gorgeous gun flower, he went straight to stab at Lu Jie's face.

There was a loud bang, Lu Jie originally wanted to block the shot, but Zhou Tai was so powerful that he shot out in anger, and knocked his sword into the air with one move.

Lu Jie was taken aback, hurriedly patted his horse in a circle, turned around and ran away, Zhou Tai, who was willing to give up, came after him, roaring again and again.

Although Lu Jie came to lure the enemy, he didn't come to die. The defeat was too sudden just now, and Zhou Tai was chasing after him, and he was panicked.

All of a sudden, he had a quick wit, took the bow and arrow from his back, pulled the bowstring backwards, and shouted: "Look at the arrow!"

Zhou Tai knew that Lu Jie was good at arrows, so he didn't dare to be careless, he raised his gun to cover it, and reined in his horse.

"Hahaha, the frightened bird!" Lu Jie burst out laughing and galloped away.

Only then did Zhou realize that the opponent turned out to be an empty arrow, and suddenly became angry from embarrassment. The leader of the army chased after him, and suddenly a group of troops appeared in front of him, and it was Zhang Shuo who responded.

Zhou Taiyi was not afraid, and fought Zhang Shuo again. After less than ten bouts, Zhang Shuo couldn't resist, and led the army to escape again.

At this time Zhou Tai's soldiers and horses had already entered the ravine, Huang Gai was about to rush to meet him, Lu Fan hurried forward to stop him, "I'm afraid it's just a trick to lure the soldiers."

Huang Gai said angrily, "That man is clearly not Youping's opponent, how could he pretend to be defeated? This man is the one who killed General Sun, how can he not avenge him?"

Regardless of Lu Fan's obstruction, Huang Gai brought his soldiers and horses to chase after him. Lu Fan had no choice but to lead his troops and follow up. He ordered all the troops to move slowly and form an formation.

Zhou Tai chased ahead, and suddenly came to a willow forest, the sky was dark at this time, the forest looked gloomy, the former army fled into the forest, but disappeared.

Zhou Tai suddenly calmed down and observed carefully. He saw dense forests on both sides and steep mountains, which was very suspicious, so he sent scouts into the forest to investigate.

A dozen scouts wandered around for a while, but they didn't find any ambushes. Only then did Zhou Tai realize that the other party had fled in a hurry, and there was no time to ambush here, so he hurriedly urged the soldiers to chase after him.

Passing through the willow forest to Guishan Mountain, suddenly heard a cry, and a group of soldiers and horses rushed out from the side hillside.

Zhou Tai was slightly taken aback, reined in his horse and laughed loudly: "What can I do with such an ambush?"

Ordering the rear army to line up, Zhou Tai galloped his horse into the enemy army, clashing left and right, no one could fight against him. Fortunately, Zhang Shuo turned around and came back, barely resisted Zhou Tai, gathered the defeated army and retreated again.

At this time Huang Gai also led the troops to arrive. Seeing the ambushes here, he relaxed his vigilance. Seeing that these troops were vulnerable, he pursued the enemy side by side with Zhou Tai.

Not long after, in the valley, the mountains were stretching. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, the two also slowed down and sent more scouts to explore the way ahead.

Lu Fan came all the way and saw that there were no ambushes in several dangerous places. He felt a little relaxed. It seemed that Huang Zu still didn't know how to use troops, and he didn't dare to rush out of the city for a decisive battle.

He rode forward and shouted to Zhou Tai who was pursuing him. He was less than ten miles away from Xiling, why not camp here tonight and guard the mountain pass, just to prevent the enemy from attacking.

Zhou Tai was dissatisfied and said: "Just now the ambush soldiers have been killed and dispersed, why do you still have any doubts? At this time, it is time to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and Chengjiang Xia's army was not prepared, so we should rush into the city in one go."

Lu Fanyan said: "This willow ditch is long and narrow, with vegetation and willows on both sides. Now it's the beginning of spring, and weeds and dead trees are rotting all over the place. If it is attacked by fire, there is nowhere to escape!"

"Wouldn't this be a good opportunity to miss?" Zhou Tai frowned and hummed slightly.

Huang Gai was also eager for revenge, but he also knew that Lu Fan's caution was not unreasonable. He said, "It's better to follow the strategy. Zhou Tai led the elite troops to move forward carefully. If there is an ambush, retreat immediately, and I will follow up, so nothing will go wrong."

"This plan is the best!" Zhou Tai nodded, regardless of Lu Fan's words, he immediately mobilized a thousand elite soldiers to chase after him.

Lu Fan looked at the terrain, the darker the night and the gusty mountain wind, the more uneasy he felt. After Huang Gai led his troops away, he also followed up and ordered a group of people to come after them with food and grass.

(End of this chapter)