Koto.
Sun Jian had already occupied the western part of Kuaiji, and moved his army all the way south, occupying several counties in the south, and captured half of Kuaiji. A few days later, Sun Jian's army came to Shanyin, the seat of Kuaiji, and officially launched an offensive and defensive war against Shanyin County.
Shanyin County, later Shaoxing, is now the center of Kuaiji County. One of the reasons why Sun Jian captured half of Kuaiji in less than half a month was because the prefect Guo Yi gave up other areas, which is the so-called strong wall and clearing the country.
He has gathered here, 20,000 of the most elite troops from Kuaiji County, waiting for Sun Jian's arrival.
Guo Yi knew Sun Jian very well and knew that he could not defeat Sun Jian with his own strength. His idea was very simple. He would use the tall and thick city walls of Shanyin County to fight Sun Jian to the death.
In the Kuaiji County Sheriff's Mansion, Guo Yi changed his usual polite image. He did not wear official robes, but wore gray armor. There was a trace of determination between his eyebrows. He wanted to fight this battle.
Both Guo Yi and Sun Jian started their official careers in Kuaiji. Guo Yi was suppressed by Sun Jian all his life. Now Sun Jian is a world-famous Jiangdong Tiger. Although he has managed to reach the position of prefect of Kuaiji, he is only a remote person. Region, the governor who is not taken seriously.
Now he just wants to beat Sun Jian once.
"Master Sheriff, I'm sorry, I was careless. I didn't expect that Sun Jian would dare to cross the Qiantang River at night and lose the Xiaoshan barrier!" Zu Lang's burly body stood beside him, with a bandage on his head, and he said a little ashamed.
"Sun Wentai is a fierce tiger after all. It's normal that you can't stop him. There's no need to feel guilty."
Guo Yi had no hope of being able to block Sun Jian in Qiantang, so he did not blame his beloved general. He stared at the generals in the hall and said loudly: "Now that Jiangdong's army is approaching the city, don't say anything else. A certain person only has In a word, if we hold on for a month, we will win."
"A month?"
Everyone was a little surprised and didn't quite understand what Guo Yi meant.
"Why?" someone asked.
"Don't ask, do you have the confidence to hold on for a month?" Guo Yi asked.
"Sir, are you just going to defend Shanyin County for a month?" a general asked.
But if it is only to hold on for a month, there are still many generals who are confident.
With the tall and thick city wall of Shanyin, there are still 20,000 troops from Kuaiji County in the city, and Guo Yi has stored enough food through many aristocratic families in Kuaiji. Even Sun Jian wants to break through Shanyin within a month. , also impossible.
"That's right, one month."
Guo Yi stood up, stared at the sky with deep eyes, and said in a low voice: "As long as we block Sun Jian for a month and keep Shanyin, Jiangdong Army will be defeated without attacking, and we will win the final victory. Let's encourage each other."
"No!" A group of generals from the Kuaiji County Army nodded confidently.
Yecheng.
The leader of the Montenegrin Army, Yu Du, was leading his troops to collect supplies in the city. The Montenegrin Army soldiers filled the streets and alleys. Gradually the collection turned into looting and quickly spread throughout the city. The common people were wailing and resentful, but due to the weapons of the Montenegrin Army, they did not dare to resist except for a few curses.
The tall and majestic Sui Gu angrily found Yu Du in the market. He yelled, "Yu Du, what do you mean? I was collecting grains earlier, and you always used Yan Shuai's words to suppress me. What are you doing this time? You have to give me an explanation!"
Then Yu Du glanced at him and said: "I received a secret report that the Qingzhou Army is coming towards us. I think the army has almost enough money, food and supplies, and the war situation is urgent, so I will only collect a little. What are you making a fuss about!"
Listening to Yu Du's explanation, Sui Gu was filled with anger. He said angrily: "Why don't I know what the secret report is? Are you trying to deceive me with your nonsense?!"
Yu Du sneered and waved his hand. The soldiers understood and brought up a man in green clothes in his thirties.
"Who is this?" Sui Gu asked.
The man in green bowed his hands to the two men and said, "I am originally from Julu, but I am a military official in Han Wenju's tent. After Yuan Shao captured Jizhou, he squeezed out Master Han and finally forced him to death. I I was favored by the Lord and did not want to stay under Yuan Shao's rule, so I fled to Dongjun, where I also picked up my own business and became a county soldier."
"Definitely!" Sui Gu said impatiently: "What are you talking about? What is this? Qingzhou soldiers will attack Yecheng."
The man in Tsing Yi said yes again and again, and said respectfully: "As for the past few days, our brothers in the camp were living hard, so they went to the mountains to hunt for game. Unexpectedly, they discovered a large number of Qingzhou soldiers, who have been asking you Wei Come here from the county. When you come back and tell me, you will know that they are planning to attack Yecheng! I have a sworn hatred with the Yuan family, so I rode a fast horse to report to the two generals."
"Bullshit?! Have you sent someone to check this? What kind of food are you collecting without checking?" Yu Du asked Sui Gu directly.
This time Zhang Yan left Suigu behind as the main general guarding Yecheng. After Yanzhou was defeated and retreated, Yu Du, whose status had declined, became his deputy. As a result, Sui Gu looked down on Yu Du, the defeated general, and Yu Du was unwilling to succumb to Sui Gu. The conflict between the two was not small.
Sui Gu sneered and said, "Why didn't you send someone to investigate? We had sent people a long time ago, but I am right to prepare in advance and strengthen Yecheng's defense, right?"
The coach here is Sui Gu, and Yu Du can only remain silent.
Sui Gu felt proud and said: "I sent Zhang Baiqi and Zuo Xiao out of the city to clean up the village, and I will never give the Qingzhou soldiers anything to use. If you like, you can also lead the troops there. If you are late, you will not get any benefits. ,Ha ha."
Yu Du snorted and turned around to walk away. He looked down on Sui Gu, a villain with a successful face.
"Yu Du, stop! Tomorrow you will take your people to remote crossings such as Baimenpo and Shun'an, and ambush the Qingzhou Army with Li Damu. I am the commander here, you have to listen to me." Sui Gugao The voice shouted.
"No." Yu Duxin said reluctantly.
Although Yu Du was unwilling, his strength was now greatly weakened and he could only obey Zhang Yan's arrangements and Sui Gu's command.
Handan, a famous city in the times of various countries, has now declined and became the seat of a Han Dynasty county. Despite this, Handan is still a relatively prosperous county, and craftsmanship, textiles, and minerals all illustrate the importance of this place.
Zhang Yan also paid a lot of casualties to capture Handan City from the Jizhou Army.
More than a thousand Jizhou troops in loose formation pushed the ladder slowly up against the Handan city wall. Zhang Yan, who was slim and strong, waved his right hand, and immediately the soldiers on the city wall raised their heads and fired. The arrows flew into the air, and then galloped down and pierced the infantry behind the ladder.
The Jizhou army's infantry raised their shields to protect themselves. But there was still a panic, and after taking a few steps, he retreated back to the city wall and was out of the range of the crossbow.
In the Jizhou military formation, Zhu Ling pointed at the soldiers who had returned to their own formation and asked uncertainly: "Master, Mr. Xin, is this too obvious? I'm afraid the enemy will see through it."
Yuan Tan is wearing a brocade cloak. He smiled nonchalantly, and then explained, "Father sent an order for me to feign an attack and contain the Black Mountain bandits in Handan. This is to follow orders. Is it possible that the soldiers should go up and fight to the death? We are just following orders."
Xin Ping frowned, what Yuan Tan did was too obvious, as if he wanted to let Zhang Yan see through it, and then found out that the Qingzhou Army was sneaking into Yecheng, but it was indeed easy to get caught.
So Xin Ping couldn't help coughing and explained: "General Zhu, the art of war lies in the virtual and the real. Only the virtual and the real can make Zhang Yan dare not move. General, you have to be considerate of the young master's painstaking efforts. Ah, don’t lose the big for the small.”
Although Zhu Ling was dissatisfied with Yuan Tan's restraint, he had to obey Yuan Shaodi's orders. He could guess a little bit of Yuan Tan's thoughts. However, he did not want to offend Yuan Tan and Xin Ping, so he could only stop expressing his position on this.
"Shuai Yan, there is something wrong with these Jizhou brats. This feint attack is too obvious! I'm afraid it's a scam." Huang Long, the general of the Montenegrin military headquarters, said on the Handan city wall.
Zhang Yan narrowed her eyes and watched Yuan Jun's movements. After a while, he asked: "Is there any urgent report from Wu'an and Guantao?"
"Between Qing Niujiao and Guo Daxian, there was no news of the Jizhou army going south, but there was no urgent report for reinforcements." Huang Long replied.
"Is the news about the Qingzhou Army's sneak attack on Yecheng true? That person didn't lie to me?" Zhang Yan took a deep breath and murmured.
"Shuai Yan, don't care if he is real or not, Ye City is so strong and there are more than 40,000 people like Sui Gu. If you are afraid of him, just go with them." Huang Long said indifferently.
"What do you know!" Zhang Yan glared at him and said, "There are many capable people in the Jizhou army. Our success in the sneak attack on Yecheng this time relied on the cooperation of Gongsun Zan and Han Fu's old troops. Otherwise, it would have been just you and me? I Even though there are more than 100,000 brothers, I still have self-awareness, please give me some attention."
"Shuai Yan, why don't I take people out of the city for a sudden attack tonight to see if the Jizhou Army is serious about attacking the ground? Otherwise, it won't be a problem to always be so exhausted." Huang Long suggested.
Zhang Yan remained silent. They had been living a wandering life since the army started. The bandits traveled between Changshan, Zhaojun, Zhongshan, Shangdang and Hanoi counties.
Although they are numerous, they are mostly refugees and cannot be compared with the official army. This time, they finally made a sneak attack and captured the wealthy land of Wei County. If you want to spit it out easily, don't talk about him, the brothers below won't agree.
"Shuai Yan!" A general nearby shouted in a rough voice: "It doesn't matter what his tricks are. Brothers join forces, and hundreds of thousands of people will let him do whatever they want."
Huang Long took a step back and complained: "Thunder Lord, please lower your voice! Sooner or later, you will roar to death."
"Split your troops and stay together, and join them together." Zhang Yan murmured. Both strategies have their own pros and cons. He was really reluctant to withdraw from Handan and return to Yecheng with all his strength, but he couldn't guarantee that the Jizhou Army had any bigger plans. , their Montenegrin army was frightened of poverty.
To get to Yecheng from the south, you have to cross the Zhang River. Baimen is an inconspicuous small ferry twenty miles east of Yecheng.
Han Meng was standing on the south side of the Zhang River, and his five thousand soldiers were busy recruiting ferries. It was the rainy season at this time, and the Zhang River was very fast. It was too dangerous to cross the river with ordinary rafts, so we could only send a small group of soldiers to seize the ferry, and then let the army cross the river in batches.
Han Meng followed a small boat to the north shore and got off the boat. Two hundred-man generals came back and said, "General, more than a hundred of our brothers have killed all the nearby Black Mountain bandit scouts."
Han Meng waved his hand and ordered, "Urge the people behind to cross the river quickly. We don't need any baggage and leave it to the Qingzhou Army behind. Those who come over will assign troops to guard the surroundings and send more scouts!"
"Nuo" "Nuo" all the sergeants took the order and went down to execute it. In one hour, almost all the five thousand men of Han Meng's army crossed the Zhang River and arrived at the north bank.
The Qingzhou Army behind, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao, also arrived quickly and began to cross the river.
At this moment, something unexpected happened.
"Woo! Woo!" the horn sounded, and the Korean fierce army on the north bank suddenly became chaotic. Enemy troops were attacking as soon as they crossed the river, which meant that they had already set up a trap for them to get through.
Han Meng roared angrily and shouted: "What a mess, Zuoying, hold me down, everyone forms a circle, with the Zhang River behind you. If you take a step back, you will die! Don't panic, you guys, keep advancing before retreating."
Han Meng's elite personal guards stood behind the formation to prevent the soldiers in front from retreating. Under the command of the generals, they quickly calmed down after a brief panic. Five thousand people were on guard in formation, waiting for the enemy's attack.
Smoke and dust billowed all around. A large black mass of Montenegrin troops surrounded them. Han Meng couldn't help but frown when he saw this formation. There were probably ten to twenty thousand people in this huge pile, and even steamed buns were easy to chew.
The Montenegrin army stopped a hundred steps away. Rows of archers came to the front, and a fierce battle was about to break out.
Generals of the Montenegrin Army often changed their names after revolting, for example, Chu Yan was changed to Zhang Yan. Others changed their names to more famous ones, such as Dahong, Sili, Lei Gong, Fuyun, and Li Damu. These names often reflect their characteristics. For example, "Thunder God" has a loud voice, while "Feiyan" has a brisk manner.
As the name suggests, Zhang Baiqi likes to ride white horses. He shouted arrogantly: "Brothers, shoot me hard, don't worry about the arrows, let the officials in Jizhou also taste the feeling of being showered by arrows!"
The Montenegrin Army lacks weapons and armor. Even if the two armies have a numerical advantage in a confrontation, they are often defeated by the Yuan Army. However, after capturing Yecheng last time, the Black Mountain Army obtained a lot of equipment and equipment, which can be said to be a switch from shotgun to cannon. When facing Yuan Army again, Zhang Baiqi felt proud and proud.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" A hail of arrows came suddenly, and the soldiers of Han Meng's army put up their shields and struggled to support them. In fact, the arrows fired by the Montenegrin Army's archers may seem majestic and powerful, but they are not very lethal.
It should be understood that using a bow is not like using a crossbow. Training a qualified archer is time-consuming and laborious. Most of the Montenegrin soldiers had not touched bows and arrows for a long time, and the arrows they shot were soft and had no lethality when they reached the enemy's formation, so Han Meng's army could sustain itself.
Although Han Mengjun's casualties were not very large, he faced a barrage of arrows. It is conceivable that the soldiers' hearts are intimidated. After all, Yuan Jun's officers and soldiers are also human beings, right? The Yuan army's formation slowly retreated, while the Montenegrin army pressed forward step by step.
Yu Du also arrived in front of the Black Mountain Army at this time. He stepped forward and said to Zhang Baiqi: "It's almost done. If you keep shooting, the arrows will be used up. Leave some to shoot the Qingzhou Army on the ferry."
Zhang Baiqi glared and said, "What's the hurry? Let's finish all the shots. There is plenty of stock in Yecheng! If you don't use it, it will be in vain."
Facing Zhang Baiqi's unseen appearance, Yu Du was extremely angry, but he had no choice but to do so. Zhang Baiqi was already a third-rate general in the Black Mountain Army.
But since Yu Du was defeated by Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Yu Du's status in the Heishan Army has plummeted. In the Heishan Army, he relies on his strength to speak. He still has six or seven thousand people in his hands. Of course, he is not as confident as Zhang Baiqi, Li Damu and others. Human foot.
Zhang Baiqi saw that all the arrows were used up. Only then did he reluctantly give the order, and the infantry pressed forward with spears and spears.
On the opposite side, General Yuan Jun saw Han Meng shout angrily. Let the archers in the formation fight back, and several waves will pass by. Killed and wounded many Montenegrin troops. But more Montenegrin troops rushed to the front of the formation, and the two armies began a hand-to-hand battle. Han Meng's army was relatively well-equipped, but the Montenegro army had the numerical advantage, and for a while the two armies were at a stalemate.
After a period of rapid crossing, the troops of the Qingzhou Army also caught up.
Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao also rushed to the south bank of the Zhang River. From the other bank, the situation of Han Meng's army was very bad. The rear formation was almost driven out of the Zhang River. The ferry docked here, and it was difficult for the soldiers and horses to organize themselves.
Zhao Yun looked anxious and said anxiously: "General Wenyuan, I will lead my elite soldiers to abandon their horses and go ashore to help General Han Meng."
Zhang Liao hesitated for a moment. Once these cavalry dismounted, their combat power was stronger than that of ordinary infantry, but they completely lost the advantage of cavalry. It is not easy to train an excellent knight.
In this kind of fighting situation, once the pressure is on, there will not be a few casualties. Not to mention Yuan Xi, even he himself was reluctant to waste the precious cavalry soldiers like this.
"General Wenyuan, we can't hesitate any longer. Once the ferry cannot be defended, our army will capture another ferry and the casualties will be even greater! Please allow me to dismount and rush to cross for support." Zhao Yun said urgently.
Zhang Liao agreed in a deep voice and said: "Zilong is right. This is the truth. I will go with Zilong!"
"How can there be no commander left here? The army cannot have Zilong or Wenyuan. I can just take the people there." Zhao Yun said resolutely.
Zhang Liao put away his armor, picked up his long sword, rejected Zhao Yun's kindness, and said decisively, "I'm afraid the news of our army's attack on Yecheng has been leaked, and the Black Mountain bandits are obviously on guard. You also said that once the ferry is lost, Shao Where should the general and his 30 to 40 thousand troops cross the river? This battle is of great importance and cannot be tolerated by you and me!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yun nodded secretly, so the two began to arrange their manpower and took more than two hundred elite soldiers and horses to cross the river by boat. As we approached the ferry, we discovered that some people had actually been pushed back to the shallows.
Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun looked at each other and ordered their soldiers to enter the water in the shallows. The two took the lead, shouting and fighting to push aside the soldiers blocking the front. In just a short distance, the two men walked with three hundred elite soldiers for a quarter of an hour.
Finally, two hundred elite soldiers arrived in front of the battle. They got on their horses one after another, led by Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao, and began to charge towards the heavy base of the Montenegrin Army, directly taking the flag of Zhang Bai's cavalry. After all, shooting men first shoots horses, and capturing thieves first Capturing the king is nothing more than this.
"Someone is Changshan Zhao Zilong!" "Someone is Yanmen Zhang Wenyuan!" The two men shouted their names and charged forward into the Black Mountain military formation. Using spears to stab, long knives to chop, and relying on the momentum of their horses, the two men were unstoppable and killed dozens of people immediately.
The courage of the generals and the invincible images of Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun immediately boosted Yuan Jun's declining morale and morale.
"Mighty!" "Mighty!" The soldiers of Han Meng's army behind saw their own soldiers attacking the enemy, their morale was aroused, and they all shouted in unison.
Han Meng is a fierce person, how can he just watch others show off their power. He gave the order and shouted: "Listen, Zuoying, anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed immediately! Charge with my general, we cannot lose to the Qingzhou Army."
After that, Han Meng rushed out of the formation with 500 soldiers, followed by Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao to directly attack the banner of the Black Mountain Army. Han Meng was brave, and now he was even more violent and ferocious. He took the five hundred personal guards and followed Zhao Yun and others to tear open the Black Mountain Army's position.
Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao cooperated with each other, rushing left and right, making short attacks and galloping, getting closer and closer to the central army of the Montenegrin Army.
Zhang Baiqi on the opposite side saw that it was not good, so he immediately asked people to wave their flags and mobilized soldiers from all around to come back for reinforcements.
Zhao Yun looked coldly and saw the enemy general riding a white horse under his command. He shouted and Zhang Liao galloped forward with all his strength to clear the way for Zhao Yun.
Getting closer, Zhang Liao drew his strong bow and shot three arrows in succession, forcing Zhang Bai to ride his horse and run away. At this moment, Zhao Yun suddenly clamped his horse's belly, sprinted up to catch up with Zhang Baiqi, and stabbed several cavalrymen around him.
Zhang Baiqi was afraid of Zhao Yun's martial prowess, but if he ran wildly, he would easily be shot from behind by the opponent. He had to turn around and slash at Zhao Yun with his sword, hoping to buy time for the surrounding soldiers to attack Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun stared closely at Zhang Baiqi's eyebrows. He swept his spear in a circle and swung away the weapons thrust from all around. The spear fired again, and the tip of the spear with a cold murderous aura went straight into Zhang Baiqi's eyebrows.
Zhang Baiqi rolled off his white horse before he could even shout. The surrounding Montenegrin troops were all horrified and retreated one after another.
"Mighty! Mighty!" The shouts from the Jizhou Army were even louder, and they began to counterattack the Black Mountain Army's formation.
When Yu Du saw Zhang Baiqi being killed from a distance, he was frightened and his thoughts suddenly changed. He asked his soldiers to raise the flag and ordered the entire Montenegrin army to retreat. Although this battle was lost, if they could keep and annex Zhang Baiqi's men, his strength would be greatly enhanced.
When the retreat order was given, the Montenegrin army was even more defeated, crowding each other and retreating wildly. Han Meng and others chased for a while, then stopped and began to clean up the battlefield, and then prepared for the arrival of Yuan Xi's army to ensure the safety of the ferry.
Koto.
After Sun Jian's Jiangdong army arrived at Shanyin City, they began to camp on the spot, and then began to collect materials from the nearby mountains and forests to build siege equipment.
The army was in the tent, and Jiangdong army generals gathered together.
"What a great Guo Yi. No wonder I always think it's a little too easy. I didn't expect that he would actually give such a big deal to someone in Shanyin County."
Sun Jian declared his military uniform and watched Han Dang temporarily dispatch spies to create a terrain sand table within dozens of miles near Shanyin County.
"Lord, according to the spies' reports, there are at least 20,000 elite Kuaiji County soldiers concentrated in Shanyin County."
Han Dang said in a low voice: "Except for those left behind in Qiantang and Xiaoshan, our military strength is less than 20,000. Should we bring Demao and the others back to deal with Shanyin first?"
"No, the territory of Kuaiji is a bit too big. In order to completely capture Kuaiji, they must go south."
Sun Jian shook his head, with a strong self-confidence on his face, and said: "I'm not worried about Shanyin City. We were able to conquer such powerful passes as Sishui Pass back then. Guo Yi can't stop me from this small Shanyin."
"However, what worries me now is where is their elite naval force?" Sun Jian said with a trace of worry in his eyes, "I feel a little uneasy in my heart."
Sun Jian was not afraid of the troops displayed on the surface, no matter how powerful they were, but what he was most afraid of was the cold arrows that he didn't know where they were hiding, waiting for the opportunity to strike him secretly.
"Lord, regarding this Kuaiji navy, I released all the spies from the Jiangdong Army and searched the rivers in Kuaiji County continuously, but there were no clues at all."
Han Dang's eyes narrowed and he sighed: "I really don't understand, where did Guo Yi hide them?"
"Lord, logically, if you hide, you should be near us, and then you can give us a sudden sneak attack, that's right!" Sun He frowned and said.
"Lord, there is another situation!"
Han Dang added in a low voice: "According to our spies' report, Guo Yi should have 50,000 soldiers and horses under his command. Now his troop deployment is under our control, but in addition to the 10,000 naval troops, there are also Ten thousand infantrymen are still missing."
"Guo Fuping, what are you thinking about?"
Sun Jian's fingers kept tapping the frame of the sand table, his eyes narrowed, and he kept thinking in his heart, and murmured: "Where are the Kuaiji navy?"
