At this time of year, it often rains continuously in spring. Today's cloudy day is considered a good weather.
At this time, military counselor Mr. Xu Shu and young master Liu Feng led 20,000 troops and continued to pursue Sun Ce's troops. In front of them, Liao Hua was leading 10,000 troops as a vanguard to clear the way for the army.
"General, we found two thousand Chu troops setting up checkpoints on the main road 2 miles ahead. They were blocking the road with their horses and strong crossbows."
The scout reported the military information to Liao Hua, and Liao Hua nodded to express his understanding. He looked into the distance, as if he could see the enemy troops through the mountains and forests.
His mission was to mop up small groups of enemy troops and prevent the main force behind him from spending time and energy on these sporadic harassments.
Such good weather is perfect for fighting!
He waved his hand forward and shouted.
"The whole army speeds up and advances to defeat the Chu army!"
Liao Hua gave the order and the vanguard troops started running.
The distance of 2 miles was approaching in an instant. Under the command of Liao Hua, the Han army used large shield soldiers as front row cover and fought hard towards the Chu army.
"kill!"
Since the last time they ambush Sun Ce near Xiaopei, the Chu army began to flee southeast. The Han army desperately pursued but could not catch up with Sun Ce's main force. However, this was the third time they encountered blocking enemy forces.
A large number of horse-repelling stakes and traps were placed on the road, and the Han soldiers were able to deal with them skillfully. The only trouble was that the advancement was still slower under the suppression of strong crossbows.
Finally, faced with the huge numerical advantage of the Han army, the Chu army retreated.
"Chase!"
Rather than clearing the battlefield, filling up traps, and clearing the way for the main follow-up force, Liao Hua preferred to pursue a certain distance first to weaken the Chu army's effective strength as much as possible.
However, this time, an unexpected situation happened.
"Fire the arrow!"
Accompanying this command was a sharp sound of breaking wind.
At the moment when the Chu army retreated and the Han army put down its last defense, a hail of arrows fell.
The Chu army set up an ambush on the mountains on both sides!
Many soldiers were caught off guard and fell to the ground immediately after being hit by arrows. The Chu army that had retreated before heard the sound and came back to kill them.
Liao Hua was shocked. He thought a lot for a moment. Could it be that Sun Ce decided to kill and eat his own troops?
"Don't mess! Don't mess! Use the shield to retreat slowly and regroup at the crossing!"
Although Liao Hua was surprised, the conductor did not panic.
He concluded that Sun Ce would not be able to let the army attack his rear without concealing it from his scouts. After all, this was the boundary of Xuzhou and their own territory.
Besides, Xu Shu's 20,000 soldiers and horses were more than ten miles behind him. Even if Sun Ce really had powerful means to lurk behind him, as long as he could resist for a period of time until Xu Shu's troops arrived, it would be him, Sun Ce, who would die.
Now as long as he doesn't fight hard and withdraws from this area, he can minimize his losses.
Soon, they retreated to their pre-attack position, but the Chu army quickly stopped pursuing them.
The checkpoint in front of me is quiet. The Chu army seems to have retreated again?
Everyone looked at each other, a little at a loss.
Why?
Why did the Chu army gain the upper hand this time and instead of pursuing the victory, they gave up with just one blow?
It was as if there was thunder in the sky that shook the world, and everyone thought that the end of the world was coming, but in the end, only raindrops as big as sesame seeds fell, which made people confused.
If it weren't for the messy scene in front of him, even Liao Hua would have had the illusion that he had just arrived here.
Looking at the seemingly empty checkpoint in front of him, Liao Hua suddenly hesitated.
"Count the casualties."
After resting on the spot and counting the casualties, Liao Hua found that they only lost more than a thousand people, which should only be two to three hundred more than the Chu army.
There are not many people in ambush!
Liao Hua lowered his face and walked back and forth for more than ten steps, when suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Damn it! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Chase the enemy immediately!"
Sun Ce's main force must be attacking Guangling with all his strength. These ambush troops are suspected soldiers set by Sun Ce!
But there was no time to waste here anymore. Liao Hua sent someone to inform Xu Shu that Sun Ce's main force had begun to fight Zhuge Liang's men, and he led the army to the battlefield at full speed.
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After receiving the military information sent by Liao Hua, Liu Feng hesitated.
Liao Huabu had just been ambushed, but he still advanced rashly. This seemed to him very risky. But what Liao Hua asked his soldiers to convey was not unreasonable. If Sun Ce was indeed concentrating all his efforts on attacking Guangling, this was the best time to attack.
Should he immediately order Liao Hua to stop his march, or should he rush to support him at full speed?
Liu Feng turned to look at Xu Shu. Although he, the young master, had the final say on the troops and horses, he still had to look to Xu Shu to make the decision. This was also Liu Bei's arrangement.
"Military advisor, what do you think?"
Xu Shu gently stroked the short beard on his chin and replied slowly and thoughtfully.
"General Liao Hua's analysis is good. Sun Ce must have started fighting Kong Ming. However, General Liao Hua may have underestimated Sun Ce."
"If Sun Ce surrenders to Dongwu Port, he will be in a hurry. You can rest assured to pursue him. General Liao will be able to surround Sun Ce with the Lord's army. But now that Sun Ce has surrendered to Guangling Port, in order to prevent us from attacking from both front and rear, he will definitely dedicate a small force to stop us. Army. I dare to conclude that the Chu army will set up an ambush in the front again."
Liu Feng was shocked when he heard this and said quickly.
"Then I will immediately ask General Liao Hua to stop marching and wait for our army."
"No."
Unexpectedly, Xu Shu waved his hand to stop Liu Feng again, and he continued.
"Young Master, before I make a decision, I want to ask you a question. Where do you think Sun Ce is?"
Sun Ce?
Sun Ce fled back to Jiangdong in a hurry, and he must be attacking Guangling.
"Then it must be in ??????"
wrong!
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Feng suddenly paused.
Since the Chu army wants to attack Guangling, it must use heavy troops!
There will never be many troops available to ambush General Liao Hua at this moment. What's more, even if Liao Hua's tribe is really defeated, they will still have 20,000 troops following them.
If the lord escapes, can the soldiers still fight hard against multiple enemies?
"Military advisor, are you saying that Sun Ce will personally guard the rear army and boost morale?"
Xu Shu nodded slightly and admired Liu Feng for reacting so quickly.
The Chu army has not lost its fighting spirit even in a situation where its retreat has been cut off, it is short of food, and it is surrounded on all sides. The big factor is Sun Ce's personal charm. He will never abandon his soldiers.
Liu Feng frowned.
"Military advisor, I don't understand what you mean. Even if Sun Ce sets an ambush himself, so what?"
So what?
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!
"Sun Ce is very brave. He usually has many capable ministers and generals around him. It is difficult to move Sun Ce without destroying the Chu army. But now the main force of the Chu army has been transferred to attack Guangling. Sun Ce only brought a small number of soldiers and horses to resist our army. This This is the best opportunity to kill Sun Ce!"
"Young Master, we use Liao Hua's troops as a feint attack to hold Sun Ce back, and then send 5,000 cavalry to take a small road to get behind Sun Ce and attack him from both sides. We can win the battle in one battle!"
Yes, if Sun Ce faced multiple enemies and was attacked from both sides, he would be defeated no matter how good he was. To take a step back, even if Sun Ce still can't be killed, as long as he can be held back until he and Xu Shu lead the army, there will be no suspense.
But Liu Feng still had some concerns.
"Sun Ce is brave, but I'm afraid General Liao Hua won't be able to withstand it."
Xu Shu laughed, but did not agree with Liu Feng's statement.
"Young Master, you underestimate General Liao Hua too much. Although General Liao Hua is far inferior to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in terms of martial arts, he may not be worse than them in terms of marching and fighting. What we are competing for is who can't hold on first!"
"As soon as Sun Ce dies, the Chu army will fall apart in an instant, the war in Xuzhou will end immediately, and the land east of the Yangtze River will fall into the hands of the lord. How can there be any guarantee of success in marching and fighting? This risk is worth taking!"
Liu Feng was stunned for a while, his eyes narrowed and he gritted his teeth.
"Kou Wu!"
"Kou Wu is here!"
"You lead 5,000 cavalrymen and go around the trail quickly. You must not let Sun Ce go!"
"Kou Wu takes the order!"
Seeing his cronies leaving quickly, Liu Feng gave instructions to the soldiers beside him.
"Send the order, the whole army speeds up and advances to support General Liao Hua!"
"Take orders!"
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Under Liu Feng's order, except for the 5,000 cavalry who took a detour, the remaining 15,000 soldiers and horses quickly marched for more than ten miles, and in a blink of an eye they reached the previous pass where Liao Huazhong was ambushed.
Liao Hua left in a hurry and only opened the horse-rejecting stakes, but did not clean up the rest. There are some traps scattered here and there on the road, which looks bumpy, and many bodies are still lying on the ground.
Liu Feng had no time to take care of this at this time and only ordered the soldiers to pass as quickly as possible to catch up with the former army.
But when the army had just passed halfway, an accident happened.
The sharp sound of breaking wind sounded again, and another round of arrow rain covered the land.
No one expected that there would be an ambush here, including Xu Shu. You must know that the vanguard of 10,000 people has already been chased and killed!
The Han army was immediately in chaos.
Amidst the commotion, two groups of soldiers and horses came down from the mountains on both sides. The flags they saw were the Jinfan Army of Gan Ning, the elite of the Chu army.
Xu Shu never expected that under such circumstances, Sun Ce would dare to divide his troops again!
