The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

The expected fierce battle did not appear.

Even in the main battlefields of Changyi and Cheng, there has never been a hand-to-hand battle with more than a thousand people from each other.

The war lasted only six days, and it ended when Cao Cao voluntarily retreated, crossed the Yellow River, and entered Dongjun in the west.

If you look back from the moment Cao Cao's troops and horses were withdrawn from the Cheng clan, until the moment when the battle started six days ago, or twelve days ago, the news of Sun Jian's troops going to Fule reached Zhang Miao's ears. At that moment, if you look closely at everything between Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, Wu Zi, Xun Zhen, Sun Jian, and Sun Ce in the past four days, you will realize that Cao Cao's decision to retreat and enter Dongjun from the west is a The helpless choice is also the performance of his decisive side.

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Twelve days ago, in the morning.

In Chenliu County, the county seat of Chenliu County, on the lobby of the county seat.

Zhang Miao stroked his beard and read the military report on the case twice with suspicion. Then he raised his head and asked the people in the hall, "Sun Jian led his troops to Fule yesterday?"

The person under the hall is the head of the county, and he replied with a terrified expression, "Yes."

"The military newspaper said that there were thousands of soldiers and horses he brought to Fule?"

The registrar of Yu County replied, "Yes."

Zhang Miao shook his head and said, "It really makes no sense!"

The head clerk of Yuxian County was at a loss as to what he meant, so he boldly asked, "Dare to ask Duke Ming, why is there such a thing?"

Zhang Miao looked at the senior officials in the house and said, "Sun Jian has invaded and occupied Yin in Henan, and conquered half of Hanoi. Hanoi is publicized. Although he is defeated, there are still many troops. Back-up. Sun Jian is in these two places, I heard that there are a lot of elite soldiers stationed there.

"Lu Fengxian attacked Runan from the north, and his momentum was unstoppable. Yu and Xu joined forces and could only stand at a stalemate with him. He now occupies more than ten counties on both sides of the Rushui River, posing a great threat to Pingyu; Lü Fengxian led the prefect of Runan and provided him with supplies and troops in Nanyangpo. It was impossible for Sun Jian not to display heavy troops along the north bank of Rushui to prevent Lv Fengxian from attacking.

"Think of that Sun Jian, who has been in constant battles since he stole Yuzhou, and his old army suffered a lot of casualties, so he recruited troops in Yuzhou to supplement it. How can he be stationed in Henei and the north bank of Rushui, there are still thousands of people? Bring it up and enter Tuen Fule?"

One of the government officials was dignified and said, "What Duke Ming said is very true." He glanced at the head of Yuxian County and speculated, "I think the magistrate of Yuxian County must be as timid as a mouse. When I heard the news, I was frightened, so I didn't even know the enemy's situation, and reported it indiscriminately."

The clerk of the county recognized this person, and knew that he was the clerk of the Chenliu Prefecture, whose name was Quan Wensheng, and his family belonged to the Chenliu clan. He retorted, but as an official, he heard that Quan Wensheng despised his own senior officials, but he had to take a stand. Otherwise, if this matter came out, his reputation in Yuxian County and Chenliu in the future would probably be ruined. Then he said: "When I heard that Sun Jian was stationed in Fule, the county sent two scouts to sneak into the vicinity of Fule and inquired carefully. , for sure!"

Quan Wensheng didn't believe it at all.

Zhang Miao didn't believe it either.

Zhang Miao waved his hand and told the master to retire.

After he left the hall, Zhang Miao discussed with Quan Wensheng and other officials and said, "Sun Jian will not be stationed in Fule for no reason. Fangxia Xun Zhendong and Meng De are facing each other in Changyi and Cheng, and the war is about to break out. Sun Jian is stationed at this time. Fule will not be for any other reason, but only to threaten our county, so as to force my county not to send troops to help Mengde."

Quan Wensheng said: "Duke Ming has a deep understanding of the vision, and Sun Jian must have this intention. Xun Zhen and Sun Jian have formed an alliance for a long time, and now Xun Zhen is fighting against Duke Cao, it should be because he was afraid that the Ming guild would rush to help Duke Cao, so he invited Sun Jian to send troops. Fule, coerce my county with a pretense." After a pause, he continued, "It must be because of this reason that Sun Jian is bluffing, and the number is 10,000, but the county magistrate actually believes it!"

After thinking for a while, Zhang Miao asked the officials, and said, "Sun Jian's troops and horses brought to Fule will never be as many as ten thousand, but he is brave and should not be underestimated. Looking at Xun Zhendong's posture, he is afraid that he will be a general Attack Jiyin; if something happens to Jiyin, I will not be stable in the east. My county must not stand on the sidelines. Meng De sent Chen Gong to come again a few days ago, and asked me to send troops to help him. I have agreed. But Sun Jian suddenly went to Fule. , how to deal with it, what is your opinion?"

Quan Wensheng said: "This matter is easy!"

Zhang Miao asked, "What's your plan?"

Quan Wensheng said: "It is expected that Sun Jian will have two or three thousand people at most. Duke Ming will choose a general and lead his troops to Yuxian County, and stick to the city to prevent him from advancing.

Zhang Miao thought for a while, then nodded and said, "With the city of Fengxian County as a support, if Sun Jian's army is indeed only two or three thousand people, then he can indeed be resisted." Wensheng Wenquan, "Qing Do you think it would be better to choose someone to lead the troops to the county?"

"Brother-in-law can also."

"Brother-in-law" refers to Zhang Chao, Zhang Miao's younger brother. Zhang Chao has been by Zhang Miao's side in recent years to assist him.

Zhang Miao accepted Quan Wensheng's suggestion.

The next day, Zhang Chao took orders and led two thousand troops out of the city.

Zhang Miao saw him off, took his hand, and said, "Meng Gao, although Sun Jian is tough, you and my brother are single-minded and have no fear."

Zhang Chao replied: "Brother, don't worry, soldier Sun Jian is frivolous and has no great plans, so it's nothing to worry about."

Zhang Chao arrived in Yuxian County, and there were no incidents for many days. Five days later, on the day that Xunzhen and Sun Jian agreed to fight against Cao Cao, an urgent military report was sent from the pavilion in the north of Yuxian County to the camp outside the county. .

The one who came to report was the pavilion chief of the northernmost pavilion in Yuxian County.

Zhang Chao listened to his report: "Sun Jian led his troops out of Fule, and they have already entered our county! There are only three or four soldiers in the small pavilion. Although they wanted to kill the enemy for the public, they had to abandon the pavilion and return. , hurry up and report to the bulletin!"

This pavilion chief is someone who can talk, and what he said about "wanting to kill the enemy for the sake of the public" is very nice.

Zhang Chao asked him, "How many episodes of Sun Jian's works?"

The pavilion chief replied, "The little man looked at it from a distance and saw a lot of dust, but he couldn't see exactly how many people there were."

Zhang Chao said in his heart, "'Dust made'? I have a hundred ways to achieve this effect! The more this is the case, the more it can be seen that Sun Jian's troops must not be many." No longer asked the pavilion, he sent him down.

Zhang Chao summoned the generals by drumming, and not long after that, his subordinates, such as the Marquis of Qu Jun and Sima, came in an endless stream.

Zhang Chao relayed the situation on the pavilion's newspaper to everyone, and after finishing speaking, he said, "Sun Jian has entered our county, and we have passed our military orders. All the soldiers will enter the city and strictly guard the city."

The officers agreed.

Zhang Chao named two officers who were famous for their bravery and said, "You two leave the camp with me to investigate the enemy's situation."

One of the military officers named by him asked, "Didn't you ask us to enter the city to guard? Why go to investigate the enemy again?"

"If you don't find out the enemy's situation, how can you defend the city properly? Know yourself and the enemy, and you won't be imperiled in a hundred battles. Haven't you heard what this grandson taught?"

The military official said admiringly, "Your Excellency is very familiar with the art of war. It's amazing! I can't wait."

Chen Liu, a soldier from Zhang Chao's department, packed his luggage, rushed into the city, and went to the city to guard the guards.

Zhang Chao himself led the two officers, and more than ten cavalry, and went south to investigate the specific situation of Sun Jian's troops.

Not far from the trip, he bumped into the front of Sun Jian's team, about a hundred cavalry. The sentence that the pavilion leader who came to report the news said, "How can there be a huge disparity between the numbers", immediately echoed in Zhang Chao's ears. There is a saying that a hero does not suffer immediate losses, Zhang Chao did not hesitate at all, and simply took the two military officers and subordinates and returned to the county town without mentioning the investigation.

Sun Jianbing went to the outside of the county town.

Zhang Chao looked at the city and saw Sun Jian's army building a fort in the distance.

Without the "big dust" as a cover, if you look at it at this time, you can clearly see that Sun Jian's followers are 10,000 people? Not to mention ten thousand people, there are not even two or three thousand people, I am afraid there are less than a thousand people.

Zhang Chao said happily: "If my brother's judgment is true, Sun Jian's followers really don't have 10,000 people! No, my brother didn't judge correctly. There are only less than 1,000 people."

He thought about it and said, "Our army has 2,000 soldiers and horses, and there are 1,000 guards in Quxian County. When they close together, there are 3,000 cavalry. It is more than three times that of Sun Jian's army. If I can defeat it, wouldn’t it be a great achievement? Even if I can’t defeat it, I can retreat into the city and then defend it.”

After thinking about it, Zhang Chao said to the military officials on the left and right: "There are only less than a thousand soldiers in Sun Jian's army, and the total number of guards in my city is three thousand. Our soldiers are far more than his, and his troops are building camps. If our army takes advantage of the opportunity Attack and catch him off guard, why worry?"

The military officials on the left and right supported and opposed.

Zhang Chao is decisive, and said sharply: "Those who are cowardly and dare not fight, behead!"

Zhang Chao is Zhang Miao's co-brother. Isn't it easy to kill a few military officials?

Military officers, look at me, I look at you, no one dares to object.

The soldiers are very expensive, and if they want to fight, they must fight immediately, lest the soldiers of Sun Jian's army have built a camp, and if they fight again, it will be difficult to fight. Zhang Chao immediately assigned military officials, leaving 500 people to guard the city, and personally led the remaining 2,500 people, opened the city gate, and rushed towards Sun Bu.

Sun Jian in the army.

Sun Jian leaned on his horse and sat on the high ground. When he saw Zhang Chao leading his troops out of the city to attack, he smiled at the officers around him, and said, "I'll take care of the younger generation!" Taking it easy, he got up slowly and led the horse down to the ground. , ordered, "Array!"

The troops that Sun Jian brought to attack Yuxian County this time were indeed less than a thousand troops, with a total of 800 infantrymen, but these 800 troops were all first-class elites who had been fighting for a long time from him.

After the military order came, it didn't take long for the soldiers who were building the camp to leave their work, and they had already assembled and formed a phalanx.

At this time, Zhang Chao's troops rushed forward, and they were less than a few hundred paces away from Sun Jian's troops.

Sun Jian handed down the military order: "I am few and they are too many. Don't move lightly. Listen to the sound of the drums."

The sound of war drums sounded in the formation, and the eight hundred foot soldiers, according to the rhythm of the drums, took a step forward with each drum sound. Although the enemy's strength was more than three times that of Sun's infantry, the formation of Sun's 800 infantry was not chaotic at all and moved forward steadily.

Zhang Chao was overjoyed, and said to the military officers who were beside him, "Sun Jian is really arrogant! He has far fewer soldiers than me, and he still dares to fight! Lords, if you can capture Sun Jian alive, not only you will be able to become famous all over the world, but I Brother, there will definitely be a reward! Encourage it!"

The two armies are getting closer.

Zhang Chao's troops fired bows and arrows first, while the soldiers in the front row of Sun Jian's troops raised shields to cover them.

The distance between the two armies was only three hundred paces.

Zhang Chao's soldiers were ready to charge.

Soon, the distance between the two armies was only two hundred paces.

Sun Jian still did not give orders to fight.

Hundred steps.

The soldiers of Zhang Chao's department quickened their pace, and some people trotted ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The drums of Sun Jian's department were still full of rhythm.

Eighty steps.

Zhang Chao's arrows stopped.

The soldiers in Sun Jian's army could see the faces of Chen Liu's soldiers on the opposite side, but Sun Jian still did not issue any orders.

Fifty steps.

Zhang Chao's soldiers shouted, and many people ran with spears and knives.

Sun Jian was still as stable as Mount Tai, and no military orders were issued.

Forty steps, thirty steps.

Twenty steps.

Sun Jian finally gave the order, he said briefly: "Attack!"

The sound of the drum immediately became rapid, and the soldiers of Sun Bu heard the sound of the drum and shouted in unison: "Kill!"

Eight hundred people rushed forward and collided with Chen Liu's soldiers of Zhang Chao's department in an instant.

Before the drumbeat of Sun Jian's army's first attack was over, Chen Liu's troops had already collapsed.

Zhang Chao was horrified, and eagerly restrained his work. He wanted to retreat into the county town, but he was defeated like a mountain, where could he retreat?

The soldiers of Sun Jian's army were like wolves chasing sheep, killing a river of blood. The city never imagined that Zhang Chao would be defeated, let alone that he would be defeated so quickly.

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