Sun Ce looked at Yuan Xi and others riding into the city, as well as the large number of Qingzhou soldiers, and suddenly felt something was wrong.
Yuan Xi and Sun Ce met each other at the coalition camp a few years ago and knew each other's identities. Yuan Xi was even more surprised that Sun Ce actually came to Xuzhou to interfere.
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi felt a little uneasy. Sun Ce was here, and if Sun Jian, the fierce tiger, was here, the battle would be difficult to fight. If not, I might have to fight hard today.
Sun Ce is wearing a black horse and a white robe, holding a golden spear, and his aura is as majestic as a rainbow. Sure enough, he is worthy of the title of Jiangdong Sunlang and the Little Overlord. The only one who can have such magnanimity is Yao Xiang in the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms era.
Yuan Xi pointed at the two people behind Sun Ce and asked, "Who are those two people?"
Gu Yong reported back, "Master Qi, those are Huang Gai and Han Dang, the five most powerful generals under Sun Jian."
How could Yuan Xi not know Huang Gai and Han Dang? I guess he was just covering up his inner fluctuations.
Then Yuan Xi ordered the soldiers near the city tower to stop attacking and confront Sun Ce's army. Yuan Xi stepped forward on his horse and said with a smile, "It turns out to be Brother Bo Fu. After the coalition camp parted, you really became more and more heroic." ”
Sun Ce also calmed down, raised his hands and said, "It turns out to be the second young master. If you don't stay in Jizhou and Qingzhou, how can you come to Xuzhou and cause a military disaster?"
"I was invited by Cao Mengde to avenge Mr. Cao and ask Mr. Tao for an explanation." Yuan Xi said lightly. He still had this kind of self-restraint, or he was thick-skinned.
Sun Ce sneered and said, "I have heard about you Kou Lue Langya, but for your own selfish interests, how can you use the banner of righteousness! Yuan Benchu is like this, and so are you. The Yuan family is all in vain! I, the Sun family, disdain to be with you. Together."
Xu Chu, Tai Shi Ci, Hao Zhao and others were all angry and wanted to humiliate their ministers to death. This boy Sun Ce is too arrogant!
Yuan Xi was angry in his heart, but his expression did not change, and he said loudly, "Brother Bo Fu, I know you have fallen into the trap, and the entire army will be wiped out in less than half an hour! It's a pity that General Wentai is not here, otherwise he would have seen through my plan. It’s a plan.”
Sun Ce's face changed slightly, and he was confused, but he was not afraid, so he said, "What's wrong with you? Don't try to trick me. If you want to capture Tancheng, you have to ask about the gun in my hand."
Yuan Xi's thoughts changed rapidly. From Sun Ce's look and answers, he guessed that Sun Jian was not nearby. This gave him a lot of peace of mind. After all, if Sun Jian tried to outflank him again, it would be a bad idea.
So Yuan Xi laughed loudly and said sarcastically, "Haha, when it comes to using the public name for personal gain, who can compare to General Wentai? I heard that Brother Bofu gave the imperial seal to my uncle Cong. Soldiers and soldiers, money, grain, and soldiers. I wonder if General Wentai’s disease of passing down the imperial seal has been cured? Huh?!”
Sun Ce's face turned red. The issue of passing on the imperial seal was really a sore point for Sun Jian. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a breach of trust. He became angry with shame and yelled, and he went straight to Yuan Xi.
Taishi Ci had already been on guard. He blocked Sun Ce with his spear, and the two big spears collided with each other. The infantry of both sides also engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat in the narrow streets.
Yuan Xi saw soldiers from both sides locked together and knew that it had become a street battle of attrition, morale, and strength. He ordered: "Zhong Kang, Bo Dao, and Zhou Cang, each of you will lead an elite army and attack in turn. You must drive the Sun Army out of the city!"
The three of them were ordered to bring their heavily armored soldiers and prepare for an assault. Yuan Xi thought to himself that Zhang He's "Euphorian Soldiers" were not here, otherwise they would surely have the upper hand. But at this moment, the only thing that could be said was that the brave would win when they meet on a narrow road, and what they had to fight for was bravery and patience.
Xu Chu put away his weapons, looked at Taishi Ci and Sun Ce who were fighting fiercely, and shouted, "Ziyi, come back soon! The master has ordered me to take turns to attack and repel them."
Taishi Ci heard this clearly, deflected Sun Ce's attack, turned his horse's head and ran towards Yuan Xi. Sun Ce became red-eyed and chased after him. They had enmity in their previous life and they did not escape it in this life.
"Woo!" Taishi Ci heard the sound of horse hooves and chased him. In an instant, he drew out a halberd and threw it at Sun Ce with his backhand.
Sun Ce's reaction was not slow. He opened the hand halberd with his spear and slowed down. Xu Chu led his troops and rushed over on horseback. He raised his hand and struck Sun Ce with a calm sword.
In a short time, the swords and guns had been fighting for five rounds. Sun Ce was shocked beyond words. Back then, when he saw Xu Chu and the others fighting Lu Bu, he thought they were not strong enough. Today, a Taishi Ci appeared in the Qingzhou army and he was already fighting with him. Win or lose.
Xu Chu, a fierce man, is no less than Tai Shi Ci, or even better. There is also Changshan Zhao Zilong who is suppressing him. It seems that he underestimates the heroes of the world.
Bows, crossbows, shields, knives, spears, and halberds, both sides are elites who are good at fighting, and they fight fiercely. But gradually, Xu Chu, Hao Zhao, Zhou Cang and others personally led the assault, and the Qingzhou soldiers took advantage.
Sun Ce and others also gradually retreated, and were forced into the city with the soldiers. At this time, the soldiers from the three parties were divided into four layers, and they fought together in a fierce battle.
The first head-to-head confrontation between the two young monarchs took place in this tragic way. They were indeed destined enemies.
If in the late Northern Wei Dynasty, the two heroes from the East and West were fighting against each other, Yuwen Tai of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Gao Huan of the Northern Qi Dynasty, then in the late Han Dynasty, the same peerless twins were Yuan Xi of the Yuan family and Sun Ce of the Sun family. Among the younger generation, the two Both are leaders of this era, worthy of the reputation of Yuan Xi in the north and Sun Ce in the south.
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To the north of Tancheng, Guo Huai and Guan Hai led more than 5,000 soldiers to the rear. Soon, Han Dang led his army to attack the north.
However, the suspension bridge in the north was destroyed by the Qingzhou soldiers when they attacked the city, and the city gate could not be closed for a while. His own soldiers had just entered the city, so Guo Huai could only lead his troops to defend the suspension bridge and the city gate. Han Dang had no choice but to attack by force in order to outflank the Qingzhou Army.
At dusk, the sound of fierce fighting gradually subsided. The soldiers on both sides were exhausted. They lay down on the spot. Some of them may never see the sunshine of tomorrow again. This was cruel hand-to-hand combat, without any fancy, a confrontation between pure strength and will. .
The people in Tancheng closed their doors tightly, but there were people from the Xuzhou garrison and Sun Cejun who gave them food. But Yuan Xijun's treatment is not so good. After a series of hard battles, Yuan Xi couldn't care less about disturbing the people and ordered to collect stoves and food from people's homes so that the soldiers could replenish their strength.
Zhang Yuan led some people in the city to distribute cooked meals to the Sun family army. Because they shared the same hatred and hatred, the two sides got along quite well.
When he was assigned to Sun Ce's side, he clasped his fists and said gratefully: "Master Zhang, you're so polite. My brothers brought dry food and I feel sorry for bothering the people of Tancheng."
Zhang Yuan returned the salute with a smile and said, "The soldiers and people of Tancheng are all looking forward to the young general to drive out the Qingzhou bandits. I wonder if the young general has any strategy to defeat the enemy?"
Sun Ce frowned. He had not expected the strength of the Qingzhou soldiers. He had previously thought that the Qingzhou soldiers were a group of adapted bandits, but the facts showed that they were an elite force that was good at fighting. It dragged into a war of attrition, and the situation was unclear.
"Master Zhang is a guard general, and he must be very familiar with Tancheng. Can you tell me about the location that can be exploited?"
Zhang Yuan blinked and said with a somewhat strange expression: "When it comes to the plants and trees in Tancheng, I am most familiar with them. I have a clever strategy to defeat the enemy. I hope the Major General will cooperate with me."
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The bonfire was lit, and Yuan Xi summoned Hao Zhao, Guo Huai, Tai Shi Ci, Xu Chu and others together. The soldiers served a large pot of broth and freshly steamed wheat cakes.
Yuan Xi personally scooped the broth to a few people, looked at everyone and asked, "You have fought hard all day. Now let's talk about how to fight next?"
Guo Huai grabbed a large piece of steamed cake and replied, "Tancheng cannot accommodate tens of thousands of us. There are still four to five thousand Sun Army soldiers squatting in the north. Fortunately, we have closed the city gate."
Hao Zhao sighed and said, "It would be great if General Xu and General Zhang could come to help, then our generals would make up the majority."
In this ancient battlefield with inconvenient communication, Yuan Xi could not guess the direction and movements of Zhang He and Xu Huang. What he is most worried about is Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, who are caught in the middle. They are under the greatest pressure.
Tai Shici asked for orders: "Young General, while it is still dark, I will lead the elite to break through the Sun family's army's defense line and join Zilong and the others. What do you think?!"
In this situation, we can only unite the two groups first. After everyone discussed for a while, they all retreated to prepare.
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In the middle of the night, the air was very hot and muggy, and black clouds obscured the stars. Although tens of thousands of soldiers from three parties were stationed in Tancheng City, it was extremely quiet at this time. They each gathered strength for the next fight.
Zhou Cang couldn't sleep, so he led a team of soldiers to patrol around.
"Leader Zhou, it's extremely hot. Is it going to rain?" a soldier said.
Zhou Cang glared at him and said angrily, "How many times have I told you that after joining the army, you can't be called a leader or a handsome man? If anything happens, just jump out of your skin!"
The soldier chuckled and said: "After leaving Langya, my brothers have never had a good time. Last time, the little bitch Major General asked for it, and my brothers had nothing to say..."
Zhou Cang understood and immediately said angrily: "Stop using those crooked brains! I was so tired last time that I was severely beaten by the Major General, and my salary for a month was gone. Now it is no better than when I was a Yellow Turban, I had to be beheaded." of!"
The soldier made a sad face and complained, "Brothers didn't say they wanted to play with bitches, they just haven't had a drink in a long time and wanted to find some to drink."
Zhou Cang was moved by what he said, but where could he get the wine in the middle of the night?
"General, there should be some in the government treasury. Major General is not allowed to rob civilians. Public plundering is allowed."
Zhou Cang laughed and scolded, and led the team towards the government office.
The cellar was opened, and skilled soldiers poured out one after another. They were very familiar with the terrain and occupied various key points in the dark. Then hundreds of soldiers came out and poured into the street.
Zhou Cang led people to the Kufu compound.
"Keep your voice down, don't disturb the Major General and the guards!" The leading soldier said to the people behind him. He looked around, and then stepped into the Kufu compound.
"Whoa!" A cold light flashed through, and the soldier's head was cut off before he could shout. Then a large number of soldiers came out.
Zhou Cang and others were horrified. They retreated violently and drew their weapons to resist this sudden change.
Yuan Xi felt stuffy, so he asked Xu Chu and others to set up a simple wooden bed outside the front hall of the government office and sleep on it. Most of the other soldiers also slept on the street.
Yuan Xi, Xu Chu and others had just fallen asleep with their clothes on, when suddenly there were shouts of killing and the sound of weapons clashing, followed by shouts from outside the courtyard, and they suddenly felt something bad.
"Capture Yuan Xi alive!" "Yuan Xi has been killed!"
In the first battle between Yuan Xi and Sun Ce, they had a slight advantage at first, but then they did not take too much precaution. They suffered a hidden loss. We cannot underestimate the ancients. The only difference between us and the ancients is the difference between material civilization and technological civilization. Simply comparing wisdom and civilization, we may not be better than the ancients.
In battles between Yu Wentai and Gao Huan, don't they often win first and then lose, and lose first and then win? The situation on the battlefield develops rapidly, so we can't be happy too early.
Yuan Xi and others were not asleep to begin with, so when they heard the shouting of killing, they immediately picked up the weapons beside them. The Tiger Guards who were standing nearby also stood guard on the side with vigilance.
Dozens or hundreds of skilled Sun Cejun soldiers poured into the courtyard. They were fighting and shouting to create chaos and rumors, and to shake the morale of the Qingzhou Army.
Yu Wentai and Gao Huan, the two heroes of the East and West, often perform similar scenes like Yuan Xi and Sun Ce.
Zhu Gongdao, a short and sturdy man, picked up a broad-handled sword and was the first to block it. The heavy sword made a whining sound and swept out a clearing.
Xu Chu also took up his sword and shouted to kill the enemy soldiers who were pouring in. Hao Zhao was on guard against Yuan Xi with a knife.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Cang's shout came. He brought several Qingzhou soldiers to the courtyard. This small group of hundreds of enemy soldiers were killed.
Zhou Cang wiped the blood that was spattered on his face and complained, "Major General, I almost missed you. Those bastards actually emerged from the cellar of the Treasury. I'm afraid there are people on the street now." thousand."
Before Zhou Cang finished speaking, the nearby Xuzhou soldiers and Sun Cejun surrounded the courtyard again. In the distance, Sun's army was not idle either and began to attack Yuan Xi's army across the board.
Yuan Xi was upset when he heard the shouts of the enemy soldiers, and ordered, "Everyone, stay close and fight out together. There are our soldiers nearby, and there won't be many enemy soldiers!"
Everyone took the order and protected Yuan Xi from the government office. Then the nearby Qingzhou soldiers gradually surrounded the government office and fought again with the sneak attack Sun Ce's army.
Under Yuan Xi's instructions, Xu Chu and others surrounded and killed the attacking enemy soldiers while shouting: "The young general is safe, the enemy soldiers have been killed! The young general is safe!"
It is just to stabilize the morale of the army, after all, a dragon cannot do without its head.
Guo Huai led the surrounding Qingzhou soldiers to rush into the government office, find the tunnel and seal it completely. After Taishi Ci heard the cry of killing, he also led a team to rescue Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi and others put on their armor and put on their weapons, then rode their horses to the front line of the battle with Sun Ce's army to boost their morale. Yuan Xi's mind was now changing rapidly, and he was trying his best to gain an advantage. Suddenly he thought of the historical evaluation of Sun Ce: light but unprepared. If Sun Ce can be lured and killed, the chance of victory will be great.
I saw Yuan Xi raising his hands in the air, exerting all his strength, almost shouting, and shouted to the soldiers in front: "Men! Don't panic, our army has seen through the enemy's trick, and reinforcements will arrive here soon. I am here to resist the enemy with you! I will put the honor of my Yuan family on the line to repel the enemy here!"
There was a sudden silence in the field, and even the whistling of the wind could be heard. After a while, Qingzhou soldiers were seen, and they shouted in unison: "Major General! Major General! Major General!" One by one, the soldiers His face was straight, his whole body was boiling with fighting spirit, and his angry eyes were full of fighting spirit.
Then Yuan Xi got off his horse and shouted, "Soldiers, how can the Sun family's army capture my Qingzhou man? Anyone who kills one level will be rewarded with one gold and will be promoted to one level; whoever beheads one general will be rewarded with one hundred gold and will be promoted to two levels!"
"Mighty! Mighty!" Qingzhou soldiers shouted in unison.
Qingzhou soldiers are originally tigers and wolves, the elite selection of Yuan Xixi's army. After Yuan Xi's speech, their morale was greatly boosted. The second son of the general Chariot and Cavalry was still able to not abandon ordinary soldiers like them in the crisis. , for them who were born in the lower classes and poor people, this is such a high righteousness.
What's more, Yuan Xi's words are touching and heroic. As soldiers, their bravery and bloody spirit were all aroused in an instant, and their bravery flourished!
Yuan Xi took a strong bow and drew out the feather arrows, silently thinking of the skills taught by Zhao Yun. Slowly open the strong bow.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Yuan Xi shot three arrows in an instant, and all three arrows hit three enemy soldiers in a row. He was really good at archery. The political influence of an ordinary soldier hitting the enemy is very different from that of a general hitting the enemy.
"Okay!" "The young general is mighty!" Qingzhou soldiers cheered. Their morale was boosted. In one moment, the Sun Army was forced back more than two hundred steps.
Yuan Xi took a deep breath, and a stone in his heart suddenly fell to the ground. As a modern person of later generations, he has naturally seen a lot of inspiring speeches, whether online or on TV, in the era of high information and cutting-edge technology.
Besides, there are so many soldiers and so many generals in the nest. If I really run away now, then it is estimated that these soldiers will be done for now. Leaders boost morale in front of the battle line. This is not uncommon in battles in history.
Unexpectedly, he, Yuan Xi, would give it a try today. However, when Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and Xu Huang's troops would arrive, it all depended on God's will. After all, Yuan Xi, Guo Jia, and others were not gods.
