In the Changling Marquis Mansion and Linzhi Xuan in the East Hall, Li Feng, Xu Yun, Cui Zan, Yuan Kan and others felt a lot more at ease after listening to Xia Houxuan's analysis.
What Xia Houxuan didn't know was that what Li Feng was thinking about at this moment was not a national war. Li Feng understands the current situation in the court, and he can see it clearly with his eyes. Although General Cao Shuang is powerful and famous, Taifu Sima Yi is after all a veteran of the three dynasties and a famous general in the world. How can he not be wary of his scheming?
Li Feng, who had always been on good terms with Xia Houxuan, understood the grievances between Xia Houxuan and the Sima family, so naturally he had no intention of doing anything for the Sima family, but he, who was always smart, did not dare to offend the Sima family too much. Recommendation is the reason why he has not done anything for General Cao Shuang since he became the servant.
And this time the Wu State invaded heavily, and the military defense of Jingzhou and Yangzhou was all in the hands of General Cao Shuang. Once this battle was lost, General Cao Shuang's prestige in the court would definitely be greatly reduced. Therefore, Li Feng assessed the situation and came to discuss with Xia Houxuan. Now after listening to Xia Houxuan's analysis, Li Feng understood that after this battle, General Cao Shuang's position in the court should continue to be stable, and by then he would also take a step forward Step by step, he kept getting closer to Cao Shuang.
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While a group of friends were having a long chat in Xiahou's mansion, the bloody battle between the Wei and Wu armies finally began on the Yangzhou battlefield.
The permanent army in Yangzhou under Wang Ling and Sun Li originally numbered 60,000. They had previously transferred 10,000 elite troops to Zhuge Dan, leaving 50,000 troops. After discussing it the day before yesterday, the two of them thought that Quan Cong's consistent methods and Judging from the signs of Wu's army's march during this period, it was very likely that Wu's army would divide its troops to raid and harass various passes in Yangzhou, so another 20,000 troops were mobilized to attack various passes. Coupled with the soldiers who were on vacation, Wang Ling and Sun Li only had 30,000 troops left to fight.
What Wang Ling and Sun Li didn't expect was that none of the passes in Yangzhou was invaded by the Wu army. Just when they wanted to send part of the army back to support the Shaopi camp, Quan Cong suddenly personally led tens of thousands of troops under his command. The main force began to attack the Wei army base camp in Shaopi!
Fortunately, Wang Ling and Sun Li had always managed the army well, and the whole army was under martial law all day long. Therefore, they finally discovered most of the Wu army ten miles away in time. Since there was a lot of supplies and food in the camp, Wang Ling and Sun Li made a decisive decision and decided to immediately take the initiative to attack the main force of the Wu army that came to invade.
Inside the tent, the fully-dressed Governor Wang Ling quickly summoned the generals and conveyed the general's order:
"Sun Li, I order you to quickly lead your elite guards and 10,000 elite cavalry in the camp, and quickly leave the camp to face the Wu army!"
Sun Li immediately stepped forward to receive the order:
"The last general takes command!"
Wang Ling continued to order:
"The troops were ordered to quickly go to the camp of General Zhaowu Zhuge Dan, fifty miles away, and ordered him to rush to the aid of Shaopi! The rest of the generals purged most of the 15,000 infantry troops, and followed me closely behind the governor Sun Jingqi to fight against the Wu army! The camp leaves five thousand elite crossbowmen to protect the food, grass and baggage!"
"Take orders!"
After hearing the general's order, the generals of the Wei army quickly went to each camp to issue military orders.
Sun Li quickly assembled 10,000 elite cavalry in the Wei camp. After conveying Wang Ling's general order to his two captains and ten army commanders, he quickly rode out of the camp to fight the Wu army.
[Note 1: The military system of Cao and Wei Dynasties consists of five troops per corps, two corps with 10 men, two corps with 20 men, second corps with 40 men, five tuns with 200 men, five corps with 1,000 men, and five troops. The first battalion has 5,000 men, and the second battalion and first army have 10,000 men. The officers are respectively: Wu Commander, Shi Commander, Team Leader (Team Leader), Tun Commander, Military Marquis (two hundred-man generals under his command), Army Sima (Deputy Army Sima), Duwei or School Lieutenant, School Lieutenant or General. 】
Wang Ling also commanded his three captains and fifteen army commanders to quickly count the fifteen thousand infantry. Following Sun Li's cavalry brigade, they left the camp to resist the enemy.
The forwards of the Wei and Wu armies first encountered each other near Shaopi. Sun Li immediately ordered his two captains to divide their troops into two groups, and each sent five thousand fine cavalry to the left and right wings of the Wu army. They roamed and killed the soldiers on the edge of the Wu army's formation to disrupt the Wu army's formation.
Seeing that the Wei army had discovered the movement of his army ten miles in advance, Quan Cong felt regretful in his heart. Quan Cong, who had very good eyesight, saw the title "Fubo General Sun" embroidered on the Wei army's banner. He thought for a long time and then realized that his opponent was Sun Li and Sun Deda. At the same time, he discovered that the cavalry under Sun Li did not rush directly towards his central army, but divided into two groups and invaded his flank.
Quan Cong, who has become more and more shrewd over the years, quickly understood that Sun Li wanted to disrupt his formation, so he was not easily fooled. Moreover, Sun Li ignored the elites of his own army. It was obvious that the Wei army would soon have a large number of troops to attack him. Perform a secondary attack. Quan Cong thought for a moment and immediately chopped the command flag, and then came the deputy general Zhonglang Qin Huang and four messengers:
"This is the order from the Commander-in-Chief that no elite cavalry can be sent to attack the Wei army on the left and right flanks. The scull, shield and crossbowmen are ordered to guard the two flanks. The officers and men of the central army must not act rashly and be prepared to prepare for the enemy!"
"only!"
The four messengers with two long feathers on their armor immediately urged their horses and galloped towards the gaps in the Wu army's formation, conveying Quan Cong's orders to the ears of the Wu army's commanders, and the Wu army quickly He calmed down and began to resist the impact of Sun Li's 10,000 fine cavalry in an orderly manner.
Sun Li saw Quan Cong calmly changing formations, and thought of Quan Cong's flexible use of troops this time. He inadvertently sighed in his heart: It seems that Quan Cong is indeed not to be underestimated. He has been separated for three days, so he should look at him with admiration!
While Quan Cong was fighting with Sun Li, he was sweating in his heart at the moment.
In Quan Cong's view, he had effectively mobilized the elites of the Wei army to various passes in northern Yangzhou by pretending to divide his troops. Unfortunately, Wang Ling and Sun Li were not ordinary people. Their ability to detect military information was extraordinary. Discovering that his surprise attack, an unexpected attack on the camp, has now turned into a head-to-head situation, this naturally makes Quan Cong, who has always cherished his elite men, feel a little uncomfortable.
Sun Li also felt uncomfortable. Originally, he and Wang Ling thought that Quan Cong would divide his troops to attack various passes in Yangzhou, but they almost fell into Quan Cong's trick. Now, although he took the initiative to recover the disadvantage, he saw that his elite cavalry was a He fell under the arrows, swords and halberds of Wu Jun Danyang Qingjin and Lujiang Shangjia. His heart was really painful as a knife.
After the two sides fought hard for half an hour, Wei's 15,000 heavily armored infantry finally arrived on the battlefield under the personal leadership of their coach Wang Ling.
When Quan Cong saw the banner with the name "Zhengdong General Wang" in the Wei army camp, his heart was suddenly filled with dark clouds. Originally, he didn't take Sun Li seriously, but he didn't expect that Sun Li was so brave and good at fighting. Under Sun Li's personal attack, the morale of his soldiers on both sides had already declined.
It would be fine if the main force of the Wei army was not coming in person, but now that Wang Ling is coming in person, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to win. However, even if Quan Cong wanted to retreat at this time, it was already too late. The two armies were fighting each other. Whoever retreated first would be defeated. Therefore, Quan Cong had no choice but to bite the bullet. Keep fighting fiercely.
Quan Cong, who had never taken risks personally, in order to boost his morale, he pulled out the sword from his waist with a 'clop' sound, shouted loudly, and rushed towards the enemy under the protection of dozens of his own soldiers with high martial arts skills. The Wei army camp where Wang Ling is located.
The morale of the soldiers on both sides reached its peak, and the shouts of killing resounded through the sky. The birds in the surrounding trees were frightened, and they flapped their wings and fled.
When Zhuge Dan, who was dozens of miles away, led 10,000 elite cavalry to the battlefield as quickly as possible, Wang Ling, Sun Li's troops and Quan Cong had been fighting bloody battles for three hours. The battle started in the morning between the two armies. The confrontation began, and by now dusk had arrived, the red sun was sinking in the west, and both soldiers suffered heavy losses. More than half of Sun Li's Jingqi were killed or wounded. Sun Li, who was already a little exhausted, still charged into the battle in person amid the swords and arrows. His horse had been stabbed by the Wu army many times, but this did not make the red-eyed Sun Li give up. He shouted angrily again and again regardless of his own safety. Even though the blood had dyed his originally yellow robe red.
The addition of Zhuge Dan's army was undoubtedly a fatal blow to Quan Cong and the Wu army under his command. In this way, the Wu army, which was originally at a stalemate with the Wei army, immediately fell into decline, but Quan Cong was unable to escape, so he had to grit his teeth and continue fighting. Just like that, The two armies fought fiercely for more than two hours. Since the battle between Sun Li and Quan Cong, the two armies have been fighting for most of the day.
When Sun Li mounted his horse and held a halberd to personally kill Qin Huang, the commander-in-chief of the Wu army, Quan Cong's heart finally collapsed. He no longer had any fighting spirit at this moment, because with Qin Huang, his trusted generals died in the hands of the Wei army. There are already more than ten officials.
Quan Cong finally led hundreds of his remnant soldiers to take advantage of the darkness of night, discarding their helmets and armor and fleeing. The remaining Wu army was also chased and surrounded by Wang Ling, Sun Li, and Zhuge Dan.
At this moment, Sun Li, who was seriously exhausted, looked at the scattered corpses of the Wei soldiers on the battlefield, and once again recalled the scene on the day when these lovely and strong soldiers were just transferred to his command, and now these good men of the Wei Dynasty have become yin and yang with him. Farewell, forever fell on the southeastern border of Wei Dynasty. At this moment, Sun Li could no longer bear the sadness in his heart. He collapsed on the battlefield and cried loudly in the sea of blood and corpses.
Even though he was already over 10 years old, Zhuge Dan actually went to the battlefield for the first time, and his stomach had already turned upside down. At this moment, when he saw Sun Li crying, he felt so sad that he couldn't help but vomit. stand up.
And just as the Prince Consort of Eastern Wu, the Governor, General Wei, and Qian Tanghou Quancong led the remaining defeated troops and fled south in a disheartened manner, he heard a piece of news that was earth-shattering but of great significance to him—— ——Prince Sun Deng passed away!
At this moment, Quan Cong, after thinking of his fierce wife, the eldest princess Sun Luban, and the ambitious fifth prince Lu Wang Sun Ba who had a deep love for his wife, the restless hope in his heart instantly filled his original mind. A heartbroken heart.
Chaos, or a new beginning, may be coming soon!
