At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 582- Jiang Qin's resistance failed

Huge boulders fell from the sky, and fell on the head of Sun Wu Navy with an indomitable momentum, easily piercing and smashing the wooden hull.

Whether it is a huge building ship, a small and fast-moving boat, or a steady grain ship, under the bombardment of huge stone bombs falling from the sky, there are only roads to be broken, disintegrated and sunk, and nothing else. other way.

Some boats tried to escape, but were too late, or were hit squarely by the stones, or were overturned by the aftermath of the stones falling into the water.

Some of the people on board were shaken away and fell into the water, some were smashed into meatloaf, blood spilled on the spot, and some had their arms or thighs smashed, rolling around clutching their broken limbs, in misery.

Broken pieces of wood flew around, and the soldiers shouted in panic, ran away, abandoned their boats and jumped into the water, trying to run to the shore to avoid the stones, but the shore was also affected by the stones.

On the shore, the army formation led by fierce generals Jiang Qin and Ling Cao was also hit by a huge stone. The stone fell from the sky and fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, smashing out deep pits, and an explosion followed. A mass of flesh and blood.

Numerous Sun Wu soldiers faced the dismal ending of their bodies being torn apart under the bombardment of stones. They tried to escape, but they couldn't.

I can only watch the stones fall from the sky, getting closer and closer to me, my eyes are looking at the stones, my brain keeps sending out signals to escape, but my body can’t move, obviously I’m so scared that I’m about to collapse, obviously Already tears flowed, but the body just couldn't move.

This ushered in the final ending.

Very tragic ending.

Cheng Pu watched this scene, his mind went blank.

They thought of all the things that might happen, and even thought that Wei Jun might attack with fire, so they made preparations in advance, but no, nothing happened.

Wei Jun adopted such a method that they had never heard of and could not have imagined.

what is this?

How did the big rock that fell from the sky do it?

Are there gods and men in the Wei army who can use magic to transport stones and use magic to manipulate these stones?

When he fought side by side with Guo Peng, Guo Peng didn't have this ability!

What the hell is going on! ! !

Cheng Pu was about to collapse.

The soldiers around him tried their best to drag Cheng Pu to escape. Just halfway through the run, before he had time to leave the building where Cheng Pu was, three huge stones fell from the sky and smashed into the building.

The building boat was smashed to pieces in an instant, and it was in danger, and it quickly entered the water and sank.

Many soldiers were injured by flying stones and died tragically on the spot. There was even a person who was very close to Cheng Pu, whose head was concentrated by a piece of flying debris, and blood was spilled on the spot immediately, and fell in front of Cheng Pu.

Cheng Pu's breathing was very short, his legs were almost limp, and he couldn't walk.

If it weren't for his personal soldiers who were protecting him and desperately looking for a place to escape, and at the very moment they pulled him from the deck that was about to capsize and jumped into a small boat in the water, he would have followed the boat Sink together in the wet beard water.

The guards escorted Cheng Pu into a small boat and rowed to the east bank, and hurried to the east bank to escape.

It's a pity that his personal soldiers can save him alone, but they can't save everyone.

Most of the soldiers of the Wu army were struggling under the flying stones and in the water, but at this moment, the Wei army launched an attack, and the army lined up in a neat line and strode forward, like a god of death.

The sharp spears continued to advance with the advance of the army, and the strong crossbowman launched a rain of arrows in a timely manner.

A large number of flying arrows pierced the sky and covered it, and the Wu army formation on the shore and the ships in the water were all attacked intensively.

The Wu army formation on land has already collapsed, and the ships in the water have basically lost their command.

The soldiers couldn't find their superiors, and the grassroots officers couldn't find the commanding captain, school lieutenant, general Zhonglang, and even the generals. It was a mess.

Wu Jun's order collapsed, the queue collapsed, completely collapsed, and there was no way to resist.

After being destroyed by flying stones, they were hit again by a strong crossbow, causing heavy casualties and corpses everywhere.

Under the command of Xu Huang, the infantry of the Wei army advanced rapidly, stabbing fiercely with their spears, spreading the corpses of the Wu army all over the field, and continuously advancing, compressing the living space of the Wu army on the shore.

The soldiers of the Wu army who were unlucky died directly, and the soldiers of the Wu army who were lucky were forced to jump into the Ruxu water by spears.

General Ling Cao, who broke the thieves of the state of Wu, moved quickly. Seeing the collapse of the army formation, he boarded a small boat in the downstream under the protection of his own soldiers. Go to Jiangdong.

Jiang Qin's luck was not so good.

Under the protection of his own guards, he tried to fight a bloody way, thinking about escaping into the water, grabbing a boat and escaping, but failed.

Not only failed, but was chased by the Wei army, and then surrounded by a fierce attack, Jiang Qin's private soldiers resisted desperately, fought back desperately, and vowed to protect Jiang Qin to break out of the siege and kill a bloody road. No small damage.

But Xu Huang personally led his troops to chase them down, broke through their defense line in one fell swoop, and entered the inner layer. His sharp spears raged and almost killed Jiang Qin's soldiers.

Jiang Qin was slashed on the arm, bleeding profusely, but he still fought hard to kill the enemy until his eyes were red, and the corpses of Wei soldiers were all in front of him.

In the end, three of Xu Huang's personal guards swung their knives forward and slashed hard. Jiang Qin was forced to dodge left and right.

Jiang Qin's resistance failed, and he was defeated and died, while the fate of the Wu army on the shore was similar.

Facing the neat formation and terrifying momentum of the Wei army, as well as the sharp spears, they could only retreat.

When there was no way to retreat, they jumped into the water. Fortunately, their water skills were not bad, and it was difficult to drown if they fell into the water.

Except for a small number of strange creatures who can't swim and some guys who have bad luck and cramp are drowned, most of them can escape by swimming, swim to the middle of the water, grab a board, or climb into a small boat and try to escape. escape.

But Wei Jun on the shore would not show mercy.

"Shoot arrows!!"

When the commander of the Wei army gave an order, the crossbowmen raised their bows and crossbows and shot into the water.

The Wu army struggling in the water had no shields, no iron armor, and suffered heavy losses. A large number of arrows were shot through the chest, neck, and head, and they were killed on the spot.

Because too many people died, their blood almost stained the waterway red, so that after the battle, a large number of corpses of soldiers of the Wu army floated up, almost filling the water surface, and the entire waterway could be seen at a glance. It was the Wu army soldier who died.

Chapter 583. 590 Er Sun Ce also feels that a bright future is beckoning to him

A large number of soldiers of the Wu army were killed in battle. Despite this, because the base number is relatively large, there are still a small number of lucky soldiers of the Wu army who kept fleeing back in small boats.

They tried to leave Ruxushui to find a way out and return to Jiangdong, or swim to the east bank of Ruxushui to avoid the pursuit of Wei Jun on the west bank.

Those who ran back along the current were fine, but those who fled to the east bank were too anxious to figure it out.

Wouldn't the Wei army set up an ambush on the east bank?

Cao Xing, General Yingyang of the Wei State, was assigned by Zhang Liao to cooperate with Xu Huang and lead an army to set up an ambush on the east bank of the Ruxu River.

When a large group of Wu soldiers boarded the east bank in a panic and fled eastward, Cao Xing immediately led his troops out and shot arrows at the group of Wu soldiers.

The arrow pierced the sky and struck directly, instantly killing a group of Wu soldiers, and a large group of people fell down.

Seeing that there was an ambush here, a group of Wu soldiers were frightened out of their wits and turned around to run back again.

Where would Cao Xing let it go, he bent his bow and set up an arrow and shot at it, and then shouted "Catch me", and led his army and leaped horses to give chase.

While chasing, Cao Xing bent his bow and set an arrow on his horse, aiming at a figure who looked like an officer in extraordinary clothes and a helmet, and shot at him.

Cao Xing was lucky, an arrow pierced his neck, and the officer fell forward without a sound.

"Kill it!!"

Cao Xing threw away his bow and arrow, drew out his ring sword and swooped in, hacking a Wu soldier to death with one blow.

The soldiers of the Wei Army followed closely behind, chasing and killing for a while, and killed countless Wu Army infantry who were in a panic and had no protection from the army. Annihilated.

Cao Xing got off his horse, found the officer-looking man who was shot dead by his arrow just now, turned his body over, and saw that it was a middle-aged man with graying hair.

An officer at this age is probably not a small fish, but a big fish.

Thinking that he might have killed a big fish, Cao Xing happily cut off his head and prepared to go back to ask for help.

On Cao Xing's side, he killed the soldiers of the Wu army who boarded the east bank and tried to escape, and then led the cavalry to leap away, chasing the small fleet of the Wu army going south along the Ruxu River to the south.

On the other side, on the west bank, there was also a cavalry team led by Xu Huang himself galloping along the bank, riding and shooting while galloping, shooting arrows at Wu Jun on the small boat that was rowing desperately to escape in the river.

The waterway of Ruxushui is not wide, and it cannot avoid the range of crossbows very well. Some of these Wu soldiers were lucky, and they even brought shields, which could resist them. Wu Jun was killed one after another, and they were all finished.

There were also crossbowmen on the ships of the Wu army, and the shield soldiers protected the crossbowmen, and they could fight back while rowing. They shot and killed several horse archers of the Wei army, which made Xu Huang furious and chased after him.

But after all, they still didn't catch up. They kept heading south along the river, but the horses gradually struggled and couldn't continue to pursue.

Although annoyed, Xu Huang knew that he had made a great contribution.

Using a trebuchet to strengthen the crossbow and invincible cavalry, he successfully destroyed an army of the Wu army, and it seemed that the number was extremely large, and those who were killed were squeezed into the water and drowned or were killed by arrows. .

Of course, this is not the main force of the Wu army, but a partial division, but Xu Huang himself feels that being able to defeat a partial division of the enemy army can already prove that he has the ability to lead an army on the battlefield.

According to statistics after the war, at least [-] Jiangdong soldiers were killed in this battle. Most of them were shot to death with arrows in the river, and some were killed by flying stones or drowned.

In addition to a large number of casualties, Xu Huang also captured nearly [-] Jiangdong soldiers. Fortunately, less than [-] escaped by boat.

The general who Xu Huang himself killed under the banner of a general was recognized by the surrender and confirmed to be Wu Guozhaowu General Jiang Qin. Xu Huang was very happy.

Afterwards, Cao Xing came to ask for a reward with a head in his hand, and Jiang Dong's descendant, who was in charge of identifying it, burst into tears when he saw the head.

After careful questioning, Cao Xing was overjoyed. It turned out that this head was the head of Cheng Pucheng Demou, the left general of the Wu State, who had followed Sun Jian and Sun Ce and his son for more than ten years.

Cheng Pu was the leader of this army, and he was entrusted by Sun Ce to lead this army alone to attack Lujiang County. Originally, it was inevitable.

Cao Xing was stunned by the great joy at that time, Xu Huang looked at Cheng Pu's head, and suddenly felt that Jiang Qin's head in his hand was not so heavy anymore.

Having said that, I am the master general, the master commander alone.

In this battle, with [-] breaking [-], the Wu army was defeated miserably, and almost the entire army was wiped out. It was the credit of his own command. The first credit was of course Xu Huang himself, and Cao Xing could only be regarded as the second credit. The report to Zhang Liao was the same. .

Xu Huang was still very happy.

He felt that what Zhang Liao had told him about Zhonglang becoming a general was becoming a reality, and he felt that a bright future was beckoning to him.

Sun Ce actually felt the same way.

As the army moved forward slowly, Sun Ce also felt that a bright future was beckoning to him, and he also felt that he would reach the pinnacle of life soon.

As long as you win Jiujiang County and Lujiang County here and make Yangzhou complete, then you will have the strength to aspire to the Central Plains.

Although he has never fought against Guo Peng's army, in his opinion, when Guo Peng led his army to fight in the south and north, he also led the army to fight in the north and south. Guo Peng faced foreign opponents, and he also faced Alien opponents.

Guo Peng fought non-stop and created a powerful army in the world, and he also fought non-stop.

The local local tyrants, the separatist official forces, and the Shanyue barbarian forces have won a lot of victories, and the elite level of the army will not lose to Guo Peng.

Moreover, Zhou Yu also proposed a new tactic, the tactic of relying on ships to offset the advantage of Wei Jun's infantry. Sun Ce likes this tactic very much.

After arriving at Chaohu Lake, enter Shishui directly, and go north from Shishui to reach the city of Hefei.

The county seat of Hefei is on the bank of the water. As long as Sun Wu's army lands, they can basically fight against the Wei army.

No, when you are on the boat, you can shoot arrows to attack the Wei army on the shore.

The Wei army will definitely prevent the Wu army from landing, so it is necessary to use the advantage of the ships to attack the Wei army with arrow rain, defeat the Wei army, and then send troops to land and attack Hefei City.

As long as it is on the waterway, the Jiangdong navy is invincible. If it can use the waterway, it is easy to transport food or reinforcements.

Sun Ce did not forget to send someone back to inquire about Cheng Pu and Wu Jing's battle situation. In his opinion, Cheng Pu had conquered at least one county town, gained a firm foothold, and repelled the Wei army with his superior strength.

Wu Jing's side should be similar. Sun Ce felt that Wu Jing should also be able to rely on the superiority of the navy to deal a great blow to the Wei army in Guangling County, making it impossible for the Wei army in Guangling County to attack.

My advances in these three areas will deal a great blow to Wei Jun, who has never had experience in water combat, and will inevitably make them at a loss, thus revealing their flaws.

Chapter 584 Three Guo Peng's Benevolent Government

In Sun Ce's view, once he obtained Jiujiang County and Lujiang County, he would not only get the strategic depth he dreamed of, but also get a population of 50 and a large amount of food reserves.

After obtaining these population supplies, he can deploy defenses in the local area almost immediately, start to digest the power accumulated by Guo Peng, turn it into the power of Wu State, and then threaten Guo Peng's core hinterland, gaining a strategic advantage from then on.

With a population of 50, what a great help to Jiangdong, which lacks Han people.

Sun Ce coveted the population under Guo Peng's rule. More than once, he heard business travelers from Jiangbei tell about the grand situation of the population under Guo Peng's rule.

They all said that Guo Peng encourages childbearing, but for those who have children, regardless of whether they are boys or girls, the local government at the grassroots level will send people to congratulate them. and cloth.

Guo Peng not only pays attention to the male population, but also the female population.

He asked the government to issue announcements many times, paying attention to the number of female population, saying that without women, how can there be children.