Farmer of Shu Han

"The Six Secret Teachings of the Taigong" once wrote: One rider can be eight soldiers.

This is not a quantitative ratio that the ancients came up with at will, nor is it the imagination of literati in literary works, but a conclusion drawn from actual combat.

On flat ground, a horse sprints at the fastest speed. Combined with its own weight, the final kinetic energy it can generate can overturn eight people in a row.

Note that this is still without saddle and stirrups.

Therefore, although the pawns want to deal with the cavalry charge, the best way is to form an formation.

But if Tuqi is really not afraid of death, he must attack the formed formation.

In the end, although it is very likely to be a dead end, the pawns have to pay a certain price.

And once the pawns are not firm in their will, it is not impossible to pay a heavy price.

If the charged cavalry is equipped with cavalry, then the infantry must be more careful, and must make thorough preparations in order to block the devastating charge of the equipped cavalry.

Facing Sun Quan's formation with buildings and boats as the core, if it were changed to Cao Pi's era, Wei State at that time still had a large number of fine cavalry, and they might try to use fine cavalry to attack in turn.

But with the current situation of Great Wei, Wang Ling was no longer allowed to waste cavalry like this.

Since the first sneak attack on Longyou by the Shu captives more than ten years ago, the land of the Great Wei's horse production has been constantly being eroded.

In the past few years, the situation has become more and more serious.

In Youzhou, the only horse producing place in the Wei Dynasty, the quantity and quality of war horses sent to the Central Plains went from bad to worse.

It forced the entire Wei army to extend the service time of the horses.

Even because of the lack of war horses in the army, the poor horses that were originally used for transportation according to previous standards were forcibly regarded as war horses.

Therefore, regarding Sun Quan's attack this time, Wang Ling had no way to use a large number of cavalry to unscrupulously harass the Wu army's flanks and grain roads like the previous governors did.

After letting the cavalry try to charge once but failed, Wang Ling did not continue to take the initiative to attack.

Instead, he decisively led the army and retreated to the camp outside Hefei, quietly waiting for Sun Quan's arrival.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to disembark?"

This time, Sun Quan was accompanied by Sun Shao who had been guarding the border for decades.

Having fought with the Wei army all the year round, Sun Shao knew how powerful the Wei army was. Seeing that Sun Quan was about to disembark, he personally led the army to Hefei.

He couldn't help being a little worried, and persuaded:

"Your Majesty came here this time to lure you. Now that Wang Ling has led the army to Hefei, His Majesty's goal has been accomplished. Why do you need to take the risk again?"

"Gongli, it is precisely because I use my body as a bait that I personally lead the army off the ship and head to Hefei."

Standing on the boat, Sun Quan looked at the city of Hefei, which was built on the back of the mountain, with complicated eyes.

Because there is the place where he lingers in his dreams.

But seeing Sun Quan's tone was heavy:

"This time the Northern Expedition is the power of the whole country. If it goes on like before without making any progress, do you know what it means to Da Wu?"

Without waiting for Sun Shao to answer, he continued on his own:

"It means that in the future, my great Wu will only be trapped in the land of Jiangdong forever, and will no longer be able to compete with the Han and Wei Dynasties."

"Gongli, this is a dead end for Da Wu!"

Regardless of who will win in the end of the Han and Wei dynasties, Da Wu will be surrounded on three sides and will be trapped to death in the end.

"Instead of leaving a dead end and slowly humiliating and waiting to die, I might as well fight hard for the last chance of survival."

To be honest, Sun Quan is a bit regretful now.

During the first Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty, he had informed himself that he hoped that Great Wu would send troops at the same time to destroy the thieves together.

Just thinking of Lu Xun's judgment on the situation at that time, Sun Quan couldn't help gritting his teeth:

"Lu Boyan misunderstood me!"

"His Majesty!"

Sun Shao turned pale with shock, and quickly looked around to make sure that there were all the inner guards of His Majesty's palace, and then he breathed a sigh of relief:

"Your Majesty, speak carefully!"

What happened between His Majesty and the Supreme General?

"It's just telling the truth, so why be cautious?"

When Sun Quan thought of the events of that year, his heart felt furious:

"Lu Boyan once asserted that the Han Kingdom was small and the people were scarce, and all the roads in Hanzhong were difficult, so the Northern Expedition would be of no avail and would only waste national power in vain."

"I suggest that I just sit back and watch the Han and Wei battles, and wait until Zhuge Kongming is defeated and returns to the army. Whether it is for self-protection or for the success of defeating thieves, the Han will only ask me more and more."

Having said that, Sun Quan let out a long sigh:

"Unexpectedly, Han Guo... Sigh! Da Wu has missed a good opportunity all these years!"

Sun Quan seems to be an open-minded person, but in fact he likes to keep small books in his heart.

Zhu Zhi, a former minister of Sun Jian, recommended Sun Quan as Xiaolian in his early years, but later he was dissatisfied with Zhu Zhi and unwilling to speak out, so he once harbored resentment.

When Ji Yan was convicted by Sun Quan, one of the things was that "Ji Yan's father and brother belonged to the evil rebellion", and scolded her father and brother for being sorry for the Sun family in the early years.

When Zhang Wen was implicated by Ji Yan, he was scolded by Sun Quan as "an old minister".

Anyway, I will silently remember all your mistakes, and when I can't help it, I will speak up.

The matter of Lu Xun was naturally recorded in Sun Quan's notebook.

When Lu Xun was still trusted by Sun Quan, this was naturally not a problem.

But in the past few years, the Han State has repeatedly won big victories, and the Wu State has repeatedly failed. In addition, there is a Lu Yi next to him who intentionally or unintentionally entered.

As a result, when Sun Quan thought of this matter, he felt like a thorn stabbed deeply in his heart.

The more obvious the gap between Han and Wu, the more painful this thorn will be.

So it's not for no reason that he has become more and more alienated from Lu Xun these years.

Sun Shao naturally didn't know Sun Quan's psychology at this time. He opened his mouth when he heard this, but he didn't know what to say, and finally fell silent.

As Sun Quan's confidant, he naturally heard about this matter.

Now that he has received confirmation from His Majesty, he has to admit that the Great General did make a mistake in this matter.

"Your Majesty, the Great General is still the pillar of my Great Wu, and he is also on duty at the front of the battle. Your Majesty should be careful with his words."

Sun Quan took a deep breath, tried his best to regain his composure, and pretended to smile:

"How could I not know? It's just a feeling in my heart, and I said it casually, and it's just a slip of the tongue."

If it weren't for the entire Wu Kingdom, no one could match Lu Xun in military affairs. I still need to rely on him to fight bandits for me, so why would I tolerate him until now?

"But the most important thing right now is to do the trick well. We are here, and the longer we delay Wang Ling, the better."

After finishing speaking, Sun Quan refused to allow Sun Shao to persuade him any more, waved his hand, and ordered:

"Get off the boat!"

The horn sounded, and the ships following the tall ship responded one by one.

Wu Jun on the ship began to officially disembark and disembark.

At the same time, Wu Jun, who was guarding the shore, sent a large number of scouts to check the surrounding situation.

"Your Majesty, the Wei thief seems to have retreated. It seems that he wants to defend the city."

"Don't take it lightly. The Wei thieves have many cavalry and can come and go freely. Our soldiers are far inferior to the Wei thieves in land warfare."

"Since that's the case, Your Majesty, why don't you let your ministers lead the army first and explore the way for Your Majesty."

Sun Shao begged again:

"Even if Your Majesty wants to go to the city of Hefei in person, please don't put yourself in danger."

This time, Sun Quan didn't force himself any more, and nodded:

"Then I will distribute five thousand elite soldiers to you as pioneers to explore the way."

"Here!"

The disembarkation place is more than 30 miles away from Hefei New Town.

Sun Quan had suffered losses here before, so naturally he would not be careless.

Sun Quan walked this section of the road for a whole day before he camped in Anzhai, fifteen miles away from Hefei City.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the thief has already prepared."

Standing on a high place, looking at the layers of camps outside Hefei City from a distance, Sun Shao couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive.

This time, the fleet brought by His Majesty seemed to be endless, but in fact it was not fully loaded with troops.

Unexpectedly, Sun Quan smiled indifferently:

"It's better to be prepared early. The more fully prepared Wang Ling is, the more it shows that he is not aware of our true intentions at all."

Sun Shao was not as relaxed as Sun Quan.

The thieves' camp is so vast, I'm afraid there will be no shortage of troops.

If you see through the reality of your own side and don't defend and counterattack, I'm afraid there will be a hard fight.

I don't know if he heard Sun Shao's heartfelt words. Wu Jun had just set up camp here, but he saw the sound of war drums not far away.

Then, I saw a group of Wei Guojing cavalry approaching with shouts, and ran around the camp outside the Wu army camp.

Making various provocative actions, at the same time someone shouted in front of the battle:

"Wu Dog, do you dare to fight?"

Wei Jun Jingqi suddenly arrived, causing a commotion in Wu Jun's camp.

Sun Quan held his halberd and drank:

"Don't be surprised by the thieves, the generals will follow orders. Come, send someone to shout, and say that I will fight tomorrow in person."

"Here!"

Wang Ling sent someone to challenge, but he wanted to frustrate Sun Quan's spirit, and it was also a test.

Naturally, he didn't expect Wu Jun to follow his own ideas.

"Reporting to the Governor, there is indeed a yellow canopy found in Wu Kou's army. It seems that the thief Sun Quan must be here."

Hearing the report from the subordinates, Wang Ling's eyes flashed:

"Excellent, I didn't expect Sun Quan to really dare to come here in person!"

"Decree, tomorrow the whole army will make meals at the third shift, and set off at the fifth shift, follow me to destroy the thieves!"

"Here!"

Just before dawn the next day, Wang Ling had already led the army to the front of Wu Junzhai to set up formation.

"Your Majesty, what shall we do?"

"The thief has arrived, how can I avoid it?"

With a gloomy face, Sun Quan ordered:

"Let the generals go out to meet the enemy."

Although he said that this time he was just using his body as bait, but in order to ensure safety, the troops around him would naturally not be too small.

Even if it is not enough to attack the city, at least it is worthy of a battle with thieves on flat ground.

The drums of war drums sounded, but the gate of Wu Junzhai was opened wide, and soldiers came out one after another and began to line up.

Wang Ling narrowed his eyes and saw that there was indeed a canopy moving in the opponent's army, and laughed immediately:

"Sun Quan, die!"

The drums on both sides became more and more urgent, and the sound of "drinking" from the soldiers was loud.

This is a head-on battle.

The sun rose and cast a golden light, which added a bit of sharpness to the battlefield.

The smoke and dust rise, and the sword shines brightly.

"Puff!"

The two sides shot at the corners of the formation and began to walk towards each other with their weapons raised.

...

At the same time, at the head of Lu'an City, Wen Qin looked at Wu Jun who was retreating again, and his face no longer had the high spirits of the previous few days.

These days, the intensity of Wu Jun's siege has far exceeded his expectations.

It can be seen that Wu Kou will not give up until he wins Lu'an.

Even the soldiers below felt that Wu Kou was unusual this time.

Some old soldiers even remembered that when Lu Xun led the invasion, they didn't seem to be as crazy as this time.

Wen Qin looked at the city, and Wu Jun's camps were densely packed and stretched continuously.

It can be seen that Wu Jun has been receiving new reinforcements these days.

In other words, that is their rear army at all.

With so many Wu troops, it is enough to show that Wu Kou's main attack direction this time is undoubtedly Lu'an.

Wang Ling delayed sending reinforcements from Hefei for two days, causing Wen Qin, who had not seen the reinforcements, to feel a little anxious:

After all, Wang Yanyun is also a veteran of the Great Wei, so he shouldn't ignore the overall situation for his own selfishness, right?

The wide moat of Lu'an City is now covered with eight floating bridges side by side.

Not to mention letting war horses gallop, even large siege equipment can cross the river safely.

"How is the construction of the car?"

Zhuge Ke stood on this side of the pontoon bridge, looked at Lu'an City opposite, and asked.

"General, I've only built half of it, and I'm afraid it will take some time to finish it all."

"It's too late!" Zhuge Ke looked at Lu'an City, "The news came from the scouts in the east that reinforcements from the Wei bandits will arrive tomorrow."

"Tomorrow we will attack the city with an army. Also, we must send an order to the east gate to guard for at least three days. If it is more than three days, it will be credited with merit. If it is less than three days, it will be dealt with according to military law!"

"Here!"

...

"kill!"

On the outskirts of Hefei City, the soldiers led by the coaches of the Wei and Wu sides should be cautious logically.

But at this time, the two sides have already killed their anger.

Wang Ling can be regarded as a brave general, although he is old, but at this moment he is galloping forward, shouting non-stop, to encourage the soldiers taking turns in battle.

And Sun Quan didn't hide it, and directly placed the canopy in the most conspicuous position, just to let the soldiers know that the emperor is with them.

"Kill the thief!"

Different from the Wu soldiers seen in the past, this time Sun Quan brought out the imperial guards.

His courage is by no means comparable to that of ordinary Wu Jun.

But seeing a general of the Wu army in thick armor growled like a tiger, threw away the broken halberd in his hand, and pulled out his long knife with a "choke".

The sharp blade shone brightly in the sun.

This knife is a bit weird, and it is a bit different from the usual ring head knife.

He raised his knife and slashed fiercely!

"Clang!"

"Gah!"

...

Several consecutive clashing sounds cut off the two long halberds in front of him.

Wei Zu seemed to be taken aback, he didn't expect that a mere general on the other side would have such a precious sword.

Before they could react, General Wu Jun laughed wildly:

"Come on, thief!"

Xueliang passed by, but when he heard the sound of "chi la la", the armor on Wei Zu's body was torn apart.

If it weren't for this armor to protect him, he would have been disemboweled on the spot with this knife.

"happy!"

Sun Shao was still a little worried at first, but after Wu Wei and Wei came into contact, he discovered that his side had a sharp edge.

Although Wei Jun was also brave, his weapons were not as good as his own, and he was gradually pushed back.

At this time, only a whistle was heard.

A cavalry suddenly appeared on the flank, cutting in from the engagement point of the two sides.

Sun Shaosheng was afraid of making mistakes, so he quickly said to Sun Quan:

"Your Majesty, this battle has greatly boosted morale, and the bandit cavalry has arrived, why not retreat for now."

This battle not only gained the upper hand, but also forced out the cavalry hidden by the opponent.

Sun Quan also seemed to be very satisfied with the performance of the soldiers, and nodded with a relaxed expression, "That's fine."

When the golden gong sounded, the two sides began to disengage.

"I didn't expect His Majesty's imperial army to be so sharp."

Sun Quan shook his head, then let out a long breath:

"I finally know why the Han State has repeatedly defeated the Wei thieves!"

He pointed at the soldiers who were retreating with his whip, and said in a low voice:

"These weapons of the soldiers were newly made in the Han Dynasty, and they were sent to Dawu two months ago."

"I thought that the weapons of the Han Dynasty before were already extremely sharp, but I didn't expect that the latest batch delivered are much more powerful than before."

Sun Shao was taken aback: "Han?"

Sun Quan nodded: "That's right, it's Han."

If he was not prepared, how could he easily lead the army off the ship and come to provoke?

Thinking of the armor and weapons of the armored cavalry kept in the palace again, Sun Quan's eyes became hot:

"Wait for my brave knight to come back from his studies in the Han Dynasty. Wei Zhijing rides, but he has chicken ears and dog ears!"