Xiaoqi

It is not difficult to see from this that Sun Ce is a very dignified prince, with high prestige in the Jiangdong army, he speaks his word and kills decisively.As a result, the generals under his account were in awe of him, and no one dared to refute what he said; even if he said something wrong.No one dared to argue or raise objections in front of him.This is the supreme majesty possessed by the superior, and it is said in one word.Whether it is right or wrong, it is the golden rule that cannot be questioned.

"My lord, calm down." Just when Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were about to lose their strength, Zhang Hong jumped out of the line and said respectfully, "The failure of this attack on the cottage is not the fault of the two generals. They have given their best. My lord." I also saw just now that the Yuan Army on the mountain is very tightly defended, and occupies an extremely dangerous geographical advantage.

In addition, the soldiers under the two generals suffered heavy casualties. There were more than 1000 disabled soldiers in the western camp alone, and the remaining nearly [-] soldiers all died in battle.Right now Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin's troops have lost more than half of their troops, and they are indeed powerless to fight again, so although the two generals have no merit, they have worked hard and are commendable for their loyalty.Therefore, I implore the lord to exempt the two of them from punishment, let them take their crimes and make meritorious deeds, and continue to serve in the army. "This is a real intercession for Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin.

Zhang Hong had always been harmonious in the world and knew how to behave, so he had a good reputation in Jiangdong's army and was loved and loved.Not only he is like this, Sun Ce also has a person who is also very good at life, even better than Zhang Hong.This is Zhang Zhao Zhang Zibu, who was appointed by Sun Ce as the long history of Jiangdong. This time he did not go out with the army, but stayed in Jiangdong.At present, Zhang Zhao is in charge of all civil and military affairs in Jiangdong, and he is actually Sun Ce's most important arm;

Seeing Zhang Hong pleading for mercy, Sun Ce snorted angrily, and then moved his cold eyes away from Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin.Immediately, with his right hand holding the saber, he walked to the entrance of the tent, frowning, looking up at the camp on the top of the mountain coldly, and said in a deep voice, "Does Zi Gang have a good plan to capture the enemy camp and capture Yuan Shu alive?"

After Zhang Hong heard the words, his expression was calm. Apparently when he interceded for Zhou and Tai just now, he had already expected that Sun Ce would ask him for advice. If there was no countermeasure, he would not dare to stand up and be a good person.

"My lord, don't worry, I do report my feelings." When Gong Sheng answered, Zhang Hong walked lightly to Sun Ce's side and said, "I will not be able to attack now, and Yuan Jun will not dare to go down the mountain. The two sides are facing each other. The battle situation is stalemate. However, after more than 20 days of fierce fighting, our army suffered a lot of losses, but did Yuan Jun on the mountain have no casualties? I'm afraid not necessarily. Perhaps Yuan Jun's casualties were not as heavy as our army's, but our army's casualties were nearly 3000 People, Yuan Jun paid at least a thousand casualties. If this is the case, when Yuan Shu fled up the mountain, he was only defeated by more than [-] remnants, so how many soldiers does he have now?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Hong paused, raised his finger to the camp on the top of the mountain, and said inscrutablely: "Look, my lord, this village in front of me is located on the top of the mountain. The terrain is extremely high. Its east and south sides are There are cliffs and cliffs, with no birds or animals; the north is dense jungle, which is not conducive to large groups of people and horses, and the west is where our army camp is. In this way, as long as our army firmly surrounds the west and north exits, the Divide troops to garrison streams and streams to completely cut off the water source on the mountain. The stronghold in front of me will certainly be destroyed without attack, and Yuan Shu can be captured alive in five or ten days at least!" After a lot of mystification, Zhang Hong finally said I can sum it up in one sentence: Cut off the water source and trap Yuan Shu to death.

Literati are like this, they can explain things clearly in one sentence, but they have to say a lot of big truths, and they don't say the main points until the end.Especially well-known celebrities, they always have to make some preparations before speaking. It seems that only in this way can they show their profound knowledge and intelligence; It also seems like he doesn't matter.

Hearing Zhang Hong's words, Sun Ce was very impatient at first. If he hadn't taken Zhang Hong's face into consideration, he could not help but sternly reprimanded him.However, when Zhang Hong said the last sentence, Sun Ce's expression was startled, his eyes suddenly lit up, he nodded slightly after thinking for a while, and finally a smile appeared on his face.It's just that his smile was very cold, his eyes burst out with a sharp cold light, his whole body was full of murderous aura, he looked up at the camp on the mountain and sneered.

But after sneering, Sun Ce frowned again, narrowed his eyes slightly, and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a deep expression with a little worry in his eyes.

"Cutting off its water source is indeed a good strategy to defeat the enemy, but has Zi Gang ever thought about whether five days is too long?"

Sun Ce's sudden words made Zhang Hong's expression change suddenly, the smiling face that had been laughing with Sun Ce suddenly dimmed, and the laughter stopped abruptly.At this moment, Zhang Hong was deeply surprised and speechless. In other words, he hadn't figured out Sun Ce's intentions, so he didn't dare to speak easily.

Seeing Zhang Hong's flustered expression, Sun Ce couldn't help frowning, and said to himself, "Zi Gang should be very clear that the current situation of our army is not optimistic. Although most of the cities in Lujiang County are in our hands, Li Li The army has not yet left Shouchun, and its vanguard is behind our army. Once Li Li decides to attack our army, within two days, Xiliang iron cavalry will appear in front of us. How will we respond then?"

After a pause, Sun Ce's worried expression became more intense, and he said worriedly: "With the current strength of our army, if we confront the Xiliang iron cavalry head-on, there is no chance of winning. But this is a more decent way of saying it, to put it bluntly Some, that is, our Jiangdong Army is not an opponent of Xiliang Iron Cavalry at all. Once a battle starts, it will undoubtedly be defeated!

And the only thing we can rely on is the Jiangdong navy, but at the moment we are in Jiangbei, there is no danger to rely on, and the navy is useless at all.Therefore, although the strategy of cutting off its water source is desirable, it is not suitable for the current situation our army is facing. "

After finishing speaking, Sun Ce turned around and walked to the center of the big tent without waiting for Zhang Hong's answer, and ordered in a sharp voice: "Lv Dai listened to the order and led three thousand troops to the forest in the north, blocked the stream and blocked the enemy's water source, and then led the army up the mountain. , step by step. Make no mistakes!"

"No, the last general will take orders!" Lu Dai responded and left.

"Tai Shici, Ling Tong, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Pan Zhang, and Chen Wu listened to the order. Each of you led a thousand soldiers and horses, and they took turns attacking the enemy's camp day and night. There must be no mistakes!"

"No!" Tai Shici and others responded in unison, then turned and left the big tent.

Following the orders of the generals to leave, all the [-] cavalry Sun Ce brought along with him and the [-] soldiers and horses under Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were all sent out, while only [-] Qing cavalry stayed with Sun Ce.

"Report bang!"

Less than half an hour after the generals left the big tent, they saw a sentry cavalry rushing into the tent in a panic, bumping into Sun Ce who was about to leave the camp in his battle armor.

"Presumptuous!" Sun Ce hit the Sentinel Cavalry and sat on the ground, while Sun Ce, who was bumped into by the soldiers under his tent, became furious. After sternly yelling at him, he drew out his sword and wanted to kill the Sentinel Cavalry.

"My lord, spare me! Xiliang,,, the Xiliang army is here!" Seeing Sun Ce swinging his sword, the sentry cavalry hurriedly cried for mercy, and stated the purpose of the trip.

"Hoo!" The sound of sharp blades piercing through the air buzzed in the sentry cavalry's ears, and the cold light on the back of the sword scratched his cheeks sorely, but in his heart there was a great surprise of the rest of his life.

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Chapter 044

"Xiliang Army?"

He wanted to kill the sentry cavalry in front of him who dared to charge him with a sword, but when he heard the words "Xiliang army is coming", Sun Ce stopped suddenly.

Then he hurriedly asked: "The Xiliang army is here, where is it now? Is Li Li also here?"

The sentry cavalry did not dare to hesitate, and hurriedly reported: "My lord, a large group of Xiliang cavalry appeared five miles away from the camp. The scouts along the way have been shot and killed by the Xiliang army. They are under the banner of 'General Li'. As for I don’t know if the general led the army in person.” At the moment of life and death, the sentry cavalry could only report the truth, not realizing that this thoughtless truth would bring him death.

"It's five miles away, and we don't know? The Xiliang army will arrive at the camp soon, and you just came to report! It's really unreasonable, what's the use of asking you to wait?" Sun Ce, terrified, muttered to himself, The more he talked, the more angry he became, and with a wave of his arm, the long sword hanging by the sentry cavalry's ear fell instantly, and immediately a head rolled to the ground.

Hearing movement in the big tent, Zhang Hong, who was arranging the bamboo slips in the back tent, ran out quickly, but saw Sun Ce holding a bloody sword in his hand, and under the sword was a headless corpse. Even a head with eyes open.

"Ah, why is my lord so angry?" Zhang Hong, who was inexplicably astonished, wanted to ask Sun Ce why he beheaded the soldiers, but he swallowed the words.

Zhang Hong's voice woke up Sun Ce, who was immersed in panic, and then he rubbed the blood-soaked sword twice on the headless corpse in front of him to wipe off the blood on the sword.Then he put the sword back into its sheath, and waved his hand to signal the guards outside the tent to carry away the sentry cavalry's body.

"The one who should come has finally come." Sun Ce sighed softly as he slowly turned around and returned to the handsome seat to sit down.He waved his hand to signal Zhang Hong to sit down.

Hearing the sound, Zhang Hong understood, turned his head to look at the soldiers who were wiping blood at the door of the big tent, and said softly: "My lord, you mean the Xiliang army is here? Is this unlikely? As far as my subordinates know, my lord is outside the camp." Nearly a thousand scouts were deployed, and they were within sight of our scouts from the camp twenty miles away. This time the Xiliang army came suddenly, why didn't our scouts report in advance?" Although he knew in his heart that what Sun Ce said should not be There will be mistakes, but he still has doubts.I don't believe that the Xiliang army can approach the camp without anyone noticing.

Sun Ce shook his head in disappointment, pointed at the blood stains on the floor at the door, and said angrily, "All those scouts were shot and killed by the Xiliang Army. Almost none of them survived, but he came back alive. So we kill him."

"Uh, what does my lord mean to say that this sentry cavalry was sent back by the Xiliang army to report?" Zhang Hong asked in surprise.

Sun Ce smiled coldly.He pondered and said: "Isn't it? Nearly a thousand scouts died. He was the only one who escaped back. Why, what is so special about him?"

Before he finished speaking, Sun Ce pointed to the outside of the camp, and said with a gloomy expression, "Listen, the sound of rumbling horseshoes is the sound of Xiliang iron cavalry besieging the camp. Among all the soldiers and horses in the world, only Xiliang iron cavalry has such a sound." Big news, how can there be so many cavalry under the tents of other princes?"

In fact, without Sun Ce's reminder, Zhang Hong had already heard the loud noise outside the tent.The rumbling sound was like thunder, so Zhang Hong could clearly feel the shaking of the floor below him.There is a feeling that the earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

Immediately, Zhang Hong sighed with emotion: "Before, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Xianbei and Wuhuan and other major horse-producing areas were originally the source of war horses for the princes. But now, all the states and counties in the north that are rich in war horses All are in the hands of Li Li. In addition, the commercial roads of the Western Regions are also firmly controlled by Li Li, so that only the Xiliang Army has the best horses in the Western Regions. In this way, even if the princes want to form cavalry, Even if you spend a lot of money, it is difficult to buy high-quality war horses.

Because of this, the Li Li family is the only one in Fang today, owning the most elite cavalry in the world.It is said that as of now, there are 20 cavalry under Li Li's command. This is not counting the barbarian war cavalry under his command. If these cavalry are included, there may be as many as 30.What an astonishing figure, no one in the world can match it! "Although Zhang Hong's words seemed to imply that other people's aspirations would destroy his own prestige, and it was quite harsh to Sun Ce's ears, what Zhang Hong said was the truth. Even if everyone knows something, it can't be heard. obliterate its authenticity.

Seeing that Sun Ce was silent, Zhang Hong asked respectfully, "Who is the Xiliang general who led the army here this time? Could it be Li Li who came here in person?"

Hearing this, Sun Ce's eyelids twitched a few times, and his throat felt dry and itchy. He couldn't help grinning, cleared his throat with saliva, and nodded slightly: "According to what the sentry cavalry said, the Xiliang army that is besieging the camp at this moment is attacking Li Li. The banner, I think it should be Li Li leading the army.” In fact, Sun Ce knew that there was something in Zhang Hong’s words, and he didn’t simply ask him whether Li Li had come. State Jade Seal.

In fact, the moment Sun Ce learned that the Xiliang Army had arrived so quickly, he knew that the Chuanguo Yuxi had nothing to do with him, so he didn't need to worry about it anymore, it was completely insulated.Although he was very unwilling, he still wanted to fight for it, even at the expense of fighting the Xiliang army.But after he calmed down, he no longer had such unrealistic fantasies, and completely abandoned this idea.

If Yuan Shu falls into Sun Ce's hands at this moment, then he can still fight, and maybe he will have a chance to break out of the siege with Chuan Guo Yuxi and return to Jiangdong.It's a pity that Yuan Shu is still on the mountain at this time, still stubbornly resisting, fighting a trapped beast, showing no sign of giving up resistance at all.

What made Sun Ce the most annoyed was that because he had limited soldiers and horses, he had to beware of a sneak attack from Li Li's army from behind, divided his troops to garrison the counties in Lujiang, and sent troops to attack Qianshan camps, so that he trapped Yuan Shu in Qianshan. After more than 20 days, they did not conquer the cottage and captured Yuan Shu alive.

Fortunately, now that Li Li is here, with the army from Xiliang, there will be nothing to do without him, Sun Ce.

If it was limited to this, Sun Ce would not panic, let alone panic.What he was really worried about at the moment was that Li Li's army came here not only to pass on the jade seal of the country, but perhaps taking the opportunity to get rid of Sun Ce and the Jiangdong Army stationed in Lujiang was the real purpose of Li Li's trip.

For this reason, Sun Ce was very worried, and racked his brains to think about countermeasures, but he still couldn't figure out a clue, and he was at a loss, and there was nothing he could do.

Therefore, he waved his hand without waiting for Zhang Hong to clarify his words, and said, "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk more, we can only take one step at a time. I hope Li Limo will deceive people too much, otherwise Sun would rather fight to the end than never Don't make compromises!" After speaking, Sun Ce left in a huff and went straight into the inner room of the back tent.

"Absolutely compromise?" Watching Sun Ce's back disappear at the door of the rear tent, Zhang Hong shook his head lightly, and muttered to himself, "If you can get away with it, why not compromise? It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge! Although the lord is a man of intelligence and martial arts, he is still young and full of vigor, but he does not know that toughness is easy to break, and hardiness and softness can make things happen!" Although he was talking to himself, the volume of his voice was not small, because Zhang Hong knew that Sun Ce's hearing was excellent. , Even if there are more than twenty steps apart, they can be heard clearly.

Jiangdong Daying, outside the gate.

With a loud "creak", the tightly closed gate slowly opened.Immediately afterwards, Sun Ce, in silver armor, led Zhang Hong and more than a dozen of his own soldiers out of the gate, walked a hundred steps, and came to the Hualiu horse that had reined in his horse.

Seeing this, Li Li on horseback said with a smile on his face: "A few days ago, Bo Fu left without saying goodbye, I really miss him. No, today Li came here uninvited. If you are rude, please invite Bo Fu." You are so considerate!" Li Li was still as humble and polite as ever, but he was only polite in words, in fact, he sat motionless on horseback, and had no intention of dismounting and walking into the camp.

"Before, Sun Ce was the one who was rude first, so please forgive me, the lord." While speaking, seeing Li Li sitting on the horseback looking down at him, Sun Ce's brows twitched a few times, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, so he lowered his head and raised his hand to invite Li Li. The army entered the camp.

At this time, Zhang Hong noticed that Li Li's face was obviously displeased, and he immediately stepped forward, holding the rein with a smile, and leading the horse.