Koto.
In the fifth year of Chuping (194), on the last day of March, Sun Jian led his army back to Wu County. Cheng Pu led the officials of the county governor's office to greet him a hundred meters outside the city, with great momentum and majesty.
When Sun Jian entered the city gate on horseback, he heard Cheng Pu's report. His anger exploded instantly, and he slashed a thousand-jin stone lion on the left side of the city gate into two pieces.
"If you dare to hurt my wife and children, Sun Jian, no matter what kind of traitor you are, I will cut you into thousands of pieces and cut you into pieces with thousands of knives, from the sky to the underworld!"
This is the tiger's anger and the tiger's declaration.
A tiger is as powerful as a tiger. What kind of person is Sun Jian? Not to mention his unparalleled martial arts, but just the murderous aura he has accumulated since he was on the battlefield as a teenager. If it breaks out, it can scare people to death.
Now someone dared to attack his wife and children. You can imagine how furious this tiger was.
In the west of Wu County, in a yard owned by the Gu family, a man in black stood respectfully behind Xu Gong. Xu Gong had secretly returned to Wu County after his defeat in Youquan.
After all, he had been the captain of Wu County for several years, and he had some foundation in Wu County.
"The three of you took action together. You were prepared in advance. How could you miss?" Xu Gong seemed to hear the roar of tigers outside the city at this time. His face was ferocious and ugly.
Xu Gong has a rich family since he was a child, and he is easy to attract disciples. The middle-aged monk Chen Kuang, Xu Bing, a big man in black clothes, and Wang Rui, a man in black in front of him, have been following him for more than ten years. They are not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also loyal to him. .
"Sir, originally we had succeeded, but a young man with strong martial arts came out halfway and blocked us, allowing Sun Jian's two wives and Sun Quan to save their lives."
Wang Rui, a man in black, bowed slightly towards Xu Gong's back, with a very cold expression, and analyzed: "Chen Kuang and Xu Bing also got entangled with this young man and couldn't get away, so they died under Sun Ce's gun."
"Damn it! The lives of the Sun family are so good." Xu Gong gritted his teeth, his eyes cold.
Ever since the battle with You Quan, thousands of his troops were almost wiped out. He had completely hated Sun Jian. Killing Sun Jian was a very difficult task. Sun Jian himself was so powerful that even if he was not in the military camp, he would always be around. There are at least dozens of guards, so there is no way to start.
That's why he chose to start with Mrs. Wu and Sun Quan. With his villain's mentality that he would retaliate for his teeth, he couldn't kill Sun Jian. Killing his wife and children would also be a very satisfying thing.
"Sir, now that Sun Jian has returned to Wuxian, we should leave Wuxian as soon as possible!" Wang Rui, a man in black, looked at Xu Gong and advised in a low voice.
"I do not go!"
Xu Gong's face was a bit ferocious, and he said in a cold voice full of resentment: "I have nothing now, so I must be buried with the Sun family. Now that the Sun family is in chaos, they must have thought that I had escaped from Wu County early in the morning. This is a good opportunity to make a move, I want Sun Jian to watch his relatives die in front of him."
"But... we have no chance to take action. Sun Jian will definitely step up to protect the Sun family." Wang Rui felt that Xu Gong was a little crazy, but he was still loyal to Xu Gong and said softly.
"It may be difficult for others, but with one person, we still have a chance." Xu Gong's eyes lit up slightly, he smiled sinisterly, and there was a hint of coldness in the corner of his mouth.
"Who?" Wang Rui was a little confused.
"Sun Ce!"
Xu Gong worked hard to assassinate people from the Sun family, and said in a cold voice: "Although he is brave, he is still young. He is only sixteen or seventeen years old. He does not have as strong a fighting force as Sun Jian, and he is young and energetic. His personality is too arrogant and he can only come in and out with a few guards at most, so it’s best to take action.”
"Even so, now that Xu Bing and Chen Kuang are dead and I'm the only one left, we don't have the ability to assassinate Sun Ce!" Wang Rui shook his head and said.
If the other two were still around, they could give it a try. Chen Kuang was good at planning and setting up traps, and Xu Bing stepped forward bravely to take on the main battle, and then he would strike a fatal blow in the darkness.
Xu Gong fell silent and asked, "How many more people do we have?"
"None of the one hundred brothers who were killed in the last assassination came back, they were all killed in the battle. Now we only have the twenty last brothers left." Wang Rui said.
"That's enough, someone will help us!" Xu Gong's eyes flashed with a firm light, and he said coldly: "With a surprise and a few crossbows, Sun Ce won't be able to fly even if he has wings."
"Sir, where can we get a crossbow?" Wang Rui asked, slightly startled.
Crossbows are not ordinary bows and arrows. Except for the army and some powerful families, even ordinary local powerful families may not have them.
"Someone will bring it to us." Xu Gong sneered and said confidently.
The suburbs of Dongjun.
Groups of Hu cavalry were galloping on the official roads on the outskirts of the city. The Hu cavalry were wearing leather armor, fur headdresses and fur hats. Among the Hun cavalry, occasionally one or two were carrying women's belongings.
They are the Yufuluo tribe of the Southern Xiongnu. In history, it was this Xiongnu group that caused the tragedy of the talented girl Cai Yan.
Among the Xiongnu cavalry, there was a man in his forties, with protruding eyes and a high bridge of his nose. He was Yuvluo, the current leader of the remaining Xiongnu tribe in the south.
The large group of Hun cavalry rode all the way to a camp five miles outside Dongjun City. A black flag was planted in the camp, and there were many soldiers in messy uniforms patrolling the area.
Yuvluo reined in the reins and let the large group of people rest. He led two hundred horses to the front of the camp.
The patrolling soldiers hurriedly reported while nervously monitoring Humphrey's Hun cavalry.
After a while, a middle-aged man with big shoulders and round waist walked out of the camp. The middle-aged man led more than a hundred people out of the camp and came to Yufuluo, and asked, "Montenegro Army Suigu, are you Yufuluo, Lord of the Huns?"
Yuvluo had lived in the Han region for many years and spoke Chinese fluently, and said, "Exactly, your Montenegrin army came so quickly."
Suigu welcomed Fuluo into the main tent.
After sitting down, Yuvluo untied his cloak and complained: "I don't know who leaked the news. Chenliu and other places have been on guard. The county is closed, so we can only get some benefits in some villages."
Sui Gu snorted in his heart. With the help of Yuan Shu, although he cooperated with the Huns, he always looked down on these barbarians and said, "That's right, we are empty-handed, and we only have enough food for more than ten days."
Although the distinction between Huayi and Huayi in this era was not as good as during the Song and Ming dynasties, it still emphasized that those who were not from our ethnic group would have different minds. After all, Suigu was still a Han citizen, right?
Yuvro carefully observed the surrounding Montenegrin troops along the way. He saw that their weapons, armor and stomach were not fully equipped, and their ranks were also loose. Knowing that this Montenegrin bandit was not of great use, he casually asked, "How many men and horses do you have?"
Sui Gu was quite proud and said: "We have more than 10,000 people in our unit, and all of them are brave and good at fighting. What are you waiting for?"
Yuvrou sneered in his heart, is this also called being good at fighting and being brave? He exaggerated, "I have more than 10,000 Xiongnu warriors." In fact, this was an exaggeration. He only brought 5,000 horses.
"What did you say, General Hou? Have you ever asked you to cooperate with me in conquering Dongjun?" Sui Gu asked.
Yu Fuluo was furious. That was not what Yuan Shu's envoy said. Instead, he promised to cooperate with Yuan Shu's army to capture Yanzhou, give him money, silk, food and grass, and also asked the Han court to confer him the title of Chanyu of the Xiongnu.
"General Hou didn't ask me to help you. Take Dongjun on your own merits." Hufro retorted.
Sui Gu was also annoyed and said displeasedly, "Then let's see who captures Dongjun first and joins the rear general!"
As a result, the meeting, which was supposed to be a negotiation between the two sides to attack the city, broke up on bad terms.
After Yuvluo left the Montenegrin Army camp, he took his five thousand cavalry to face the Montenegrin Army and set up camp in the east of Dongjun City.
In the middle of the night, the gate of Dongjun City slowly opened a gap. More than five hundred Yanzhou soldiers filed out. Each of the five hundred people held a stick in their mouths. They took advantage of the darkness and quietly approached the Huns' camp.
The Huns soldiers were all cavalry, and they had just arrived at Dongjun City. Their camp did not have much protection and only sentries were posted.
There were bonfires everywhere, and the Hun soldiers who were keeping vigil were warming themselves by drinking low-quality water and wine.
A middle-aged Hun soldier smiled lewdly, looked at a camp in the distance, and said in Hun language: "Those people like Tie Fa Baichang would be happy. If I had known, we would have rushed into that village first. We wouldn't have let them rob us. Those Han women."
Another Xiongnu soldier took off his saber, poured a bowl of water and wine, and said, "We didn't know that all those Han people had fled, and it was rare to find them. But don't sigh. After conquering Dongjun, we still have few women and property." Of?"
The Huns soldiers gathered around laughed and shouted happily.
Several black figures approached, and the ring-headed sword was swung from behind them. Screams rang out, and the tip of the knife pierced the bodies of the Huns soldiers, drawing out streams of blood.
Suddenly there was a loud cry of killing, and more than 500 elite warriors of Yanzhou soldiers held torches, piled hay and other materials beside the camp, and set fire everywhere.
A general in his early thirties, with an elegant temperament and a mustache, led more than a hundred people into the Xiongnu stables. After a burst of fighting and killed the nearby Xiongnu soldiers, the general took some horses with the Yanzhou soldiers and took the remaining ones. The reins of the war horse were cut.
The general stabbed the butts of the war horses with the tip of his knife. The horses were frightened and even knocked over the simple stables.
The fodder was also ignited, and the surrounding fire gradually grew larger. The horses were even more frightened and ran wildly.
The mad war horses trampled the Xiongnu soldiers' camp. Five hundred Yanzhou elite soldiers took advantage of the chaos and attacked and killed them at night, then galloped back to Dongjun City on the captured war horses.
When the Yanzhou soldiers who were attacking at night entered the city, a handsome and elegant scholar in his thirties came down from the tower.
The handsome scribe bowed to the returning soldiers and thanked him, "Xun Wenruo, on behalf of Chen Liu, the people, the people, thank you for waiting!"
"You're welcome, Lord Xun!" All the soldiers returned the greeting one after another.
The general also came out and reported back, "Mr. Xun, I have kept my promise. This raid was a great success."
Xun Yu smiled and said with relief, "I read that right, Boning. Not only are you thoughtful, but you are also brave and courageous. After retreating from the enemy, I will definitely ask the lord for credit for you."
That general was favored by the people of Shanyang in Yanzhou, and Xun Yu had only recently recommended him to Cao Cao. This time Man Chong was left to assist Xun Yu. After the Black Mountain Army and the Xiongnu cavalry invaded Yanzhou and surrounded Dongjun, he suggested taking advantage of the arrogance and slackness of the Xiongnu soldiers to lead a night attack with 500 elite warriors.
Man Chong did not take any credit, and said modestly, "It is all the credit of these warriors. If there are any rewards, please give them."
Xun Yu secretly praised him and said, "If we have a few talented people like Boning in Yanzhou, the troubled times will be around the corner."
"So Mr. Xun, how do you think this battle should be fought?" Man Chong then asked.
"Our East County garrison only has more than 4,000 soldiers. Although the Black Mountain Army and the Huns are more numerous than our East County garrison, their training is loose and they may not be united. After this battle, the morale of our army is high, and everyone works together , it won’t be a problem to hold on for more than a month.”
"I wonder how the war is going on Duke Cao's side." Man Chong said worriedly. After all, Yuan Shu's nearly 100,000 troops were pressing down on the border.
Xun Yu was still very confident in Cao Cao's defeat of Yuan Shu. He analyzed, "Most of Yuan Shu's soldiers were forced to conquer. Yuan Shu was stingy by nature and refused to reward and treat his soldiers well. Once Yuan Shu's army was cut off and lacked food and grass, the army would be in chaos. , the lord seizes it in chaos, how can we not win?"
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Chen stayed at the foot of the city.
The lights in Yuan Shu's army camp were brightly lit, and a total of 100,000 soldiers and horses from each branch rushed to Chenliu, Yanzhou. The vanguard Lu Bu won the first battle. Yuan Shu felt very happy, so he held a banquet to reward all the civil and military personnel.
At this time, Yuan Shu's civil servants included Yan Xiang, Yang Hong, Yuan Huan and others. The generals include Lu Bu, Ji Ling, Liang Gang, Liu Xun, Chen Lan, Li Feng, Zhang Xun, Lei Bo and others. These people can be said to be heroes for a while.
Yuan Shu first raised his rank to toast Lu Bu and said, "The victory in the first battle was all thanks to Marquis Wen."
Although Lu Bu was dissatisfied with Yuan Shu, he still wanted to give him face. He also raised his hand and said, "General, you are welcome."
Zhang Xun also raised his rank and said with a smile: "Marquis Wen is really brave. Let us see the flying general's style. No one can match him."
Lu Bu looked matter-of-fact and just nodded slightly. He was indeed a northerner with no ambitions.
Although the other generals were afraid of Lu Bu, they also rejected him as a guest general. After all, Lu Bu was too ignorant.
Li Feng asked with a smile: "Marquis Wen is indeed brave. He captured Yongqiu in less than half a day, but can he continue to be a vanguard and capture Chenliu?" He was happy to see that Lu Bu's power could be weakened. .
Although Lu Bu is arrogant and arrogant, he is not a fool. Lu Bu also knows that Yuan Shu does not trust him and only treats him as a spearman. "Why should I be afraid of those Yanzhou soldiers? It's just that most of my troops are cavalry. I dare say that no one in the Central Plains can defeat me in the field." But the siege requires the rear general’s infantry.”
Yuan Shu knew that Lu Bu should not be pushed too hard, so he said, "This time, thanks to Yang Changli's plan, he combined with Heishan and the Xiongnu to make Yuan Shao and Cao Cao exhausted."
"I don't dare. Whether we can succeed or not depends on how well the battle in Yanzhou goes." Yang Hong said modestly.
Yuan Huan, who was coerced into serving as an official by Yuan Shu, frowned. Yuan Shu was too easy to get carried away. From the beginning, he thought that Yuan Shu was not someone who would achieve great things. Yuan Huan felt something was wrong, but he didn't say anything after all.
Yuan Shu said with a smile on his face, "I want the world to see who is the orthodox member of the Yuan family and who the world's heroes should rely on! Hmm, you guys believe it, I want Yuan Benchu to become a lost dog within a month, I He is the spokesperson of the Yuan family."
Of course, everyone didn't know why Yuan Shu said such arrogant and affirmative words, but the ministers didn't dare to ask about his family affairs.
Yuan Shu seemed to want to say something, but he held it back and said, "Everyone, please wait and hear the news within a month."
Just when Yuan Shu was proud, the messenger came in and knelt down to report, "Report! Urgent military situation."
Yuan Shu took the urgent letter and opened it to read. Suddenly his face turned pale and ugly, and he said angrily, "Cao Ahao! You are bullying me too much!"
Yuan Shu threw the urgent report to the ground angrily. After a while, Yan Xiang, dressed as a middle-aged scribe, stepped forward and gently picked up the urgent report.
"Cao Cao made a sneak attack on our three counties in Chen State and blocked the food route!"
This is really a method of warfare that Cao Cao is good at. He has always liked to rob people of food and grass. Later, in the Battle of Baima Guandu, Lao Cao still robbed the Yuan family's food and grass, eating them all over the sky with one move. This is why.
