After Sun Jian finished speaking, he suddenly struck the horse's belly with his heel. The horse advanced a few steps, and Sun Jian took advantage of the situation and kicked Gongsun Zhu to the ground.
Sun Jian wanted to kick Gongsun Zhu away, but he misjudged Gongsun Zhu's height and kicked him in the face. Not only did Gongsun Zhu fall to the ground with a dirty face, but he also completely lost his face. Nothing left.
Sun Jian also regretted this kick. After all, although it was an accident, there was no doubt that it was truly humiliating.
However, at this time, Sun Jian had no intention of apologizing. Instead, he took the ancient ingot knife back to his waist and looked coldly at Gongsun Zhu who fell to the ground, waiting for him to stand up.
His nose could already smell the smell of blood, and a stream of heat flowed to his mouth. There was also a fishy smell at the corner of his mouth. Gongsun Zhu knew that if nothing else happened, Sun Jian's kick just now would have broken his mouth and nose.
If it had been a few years ago, Gongsun Zhu would have turned around and ran away without even thinking about this kick. Once he had gathered all the troops, he would have fought this guy to the death.
But that was a few years ago.
He slowly stood up and stretched out his hand to wipe away the dirt on his face, but the nosebleeds made his face even more ugly.
Gongsun Zhu ignored the bleeding nostril and bowed to Sun Jian again.
"I also ask Sun Yuzhou to stop the war and make peace, and please give the people of Jingzhou a way to live. Behind me now are all the people who fled from Yuzhou. They followed me and left their hometowns because they couldn't survive.
Behind the general are also the children of Yuzhou. These people may be their relatives.
They just had a place to settle down, so why would the general crush their hopes?
They just want to live peacefully and have no other intentions! "
Just when Gongsun Zhu finished speaking these words, the old man behind Gongsun Zhu, who had rehearsed the topic countless times in his mind, immediately picked up the topic.
"General, the little old man is from Yangren County, Yuzhou. The little old man also saw the general's fierceness with his own eyes. The little old man admires the general's bravery, but the little old man has to live. If this battle continues, our family will There is no way to survive.”
"General, please stop, general." Another refugee stood up, ran a few steps towards Sun Jian and knelt on the ground with a thump, "Both mother and son fled from Yuzhou to Jingzhou just to survive. My mother’s illness has just improved, but I will be without my mother while I’m on the run.”
"My daughter has been replaced. We can no longer replace our sons. Please let us go, general." This time a woman ran out.
As these people came forward, more and more refugees put down their fears. They kept running towards Sun Jian, and then knelt on the ground begging for a way out.
They all just knew that they came here to seek safety for their families, but they never thought that they would be in front of a large army.
But now, only by begging Sun Jian to stop, can their family in Deng County live in peace and stability.
More and more refugees rushed in front of Sun Jian, making the war horse under Sun Jian's crotch constantly agitated. Sun Jian could only retreat step by step, for fear that he would lose control of the war horse and trample them.
At the same time, the soldiers behind him gradually became a little unbearable from their overwhelming momentum.
Gongsun Zhu once said something that is particularly correct.
These Yuzhou refugees behind him were not the former neighbors and elders of the Yuzhou soldiers behind Sun Jian, and even their family members and friends.
The movement below the city alerted the defenders on the city wall. Liu Biao led many generals and staff to the city wall and watched the spectacle in the distance. Hearing the increasingly louder cries, each of them had strange faces.
Liu Biao in Xiangyang City didn't know what was happening below the city, while Sun Jian looked at the countless refugees in front of him, as well as the former comrade in front of him whose face was already covered in blood, and still shook his head decisively.
"Gongsun Zhu, what you said makes sense. These people behind you are also pitiful, but if you don't get out of the way, you will still die."
While Sun Jian was speaking, his hand had already touched the handle of the ancient ingot knife at his waist again, as if Gongsun Zhu's blood would be splashed three feet away in the next moment.
Gongsun Zhu looked at Sun Jian who was ready to attack, but still did not choose to give in. He just gritted his teeth and continued to stand firmly in front of Sun Jian.
At the moment when Sun Jian was about to draw his sword, the old man who had been persuaded by Gong Sunzhu to come here once again took the initiative to stand up.
This time he stood in front of Gongsun Zhu.
"If the general insists on killing this little general, then please kill the little old man first. The little old man was spotted by countless refugees and brought them to Deng County, and took them with him to follow the little general. If I watch the young general die here, I will not be able to explain to the people of Deng County."
At this time, the old man seemed to have forgotten his previous embarrassment and panic, although his legs were still trembling, although Gongsun Zhu could clearly feel that his whole body was trembling slightly, and he even trembled when he spoke.
But he still stood up and stopped in front of Gongsun Zhu.
And behind him, the people who had begged Sun Jian one after another stood up.
One after another, they stood in front of him and stood in front of Gongsun Zhu. This time, there was no pleading or passionate talk. They just gritted their teeth and tried hard to stand up, and then stood in front of Gongsun Zhu. .
Sun Jian looked at these helpless people and the refugees who would be defeated in a rush, and suddenly burst into laughter.
Sun Jian took out the ancient ingot knife from his waist and casually placed it on the neck of a refugee in front of him.
"Did you know that if someone moves their hands, your head will fall off your neck?"
"..." The man may have really wanted to reply, but the trembling all over made him unable to say a word. He could only grit his teeth and hold his neck while looking at Sun Jian motionlessly.
But Sun Jian's smile became more and more obvious when he looked at this group of refugees, and there was a strong sneer and ridicule in his smile.
"Gongsun Zhu! You ignorant boy, do you think you often claim to be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty? With your vicious thoughts, do you think you are a hypocritical person worthy of calling yourself a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?
You ignorant people, do you really think that Gongsun Zhu's life is waiting for you?
He coaxed you out of Yuzhou just to enable him to gain a foothold in Jingzhou.
He gave you a bite of food just because he wanted to gain a reputation for benevolence and righteousness.
Is it for your family that he brought you into this dangerous place today? He is doing it for his own glory and wealth!
This little thief is just a hypocritical person who is hypocritical. He is proficient in the art of disguise at a young age. If he is so hypocritical at a young age, he will definitely be a disaster for the big man in the future.
If you guys get out of the way, a certain family will definitely kill this scourge today.
From now on, you can continue to live together. A certain family guarantees that the army will not commit any crimes against Deng County Qiu! "
Sun Jian was worthy of being a world-famous general who fought from south to north, a fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River. It only took him a moment to see Gongsun Zhu's purpose, and then he immediately scolded Gongsun Zhu, dragging Gongsun Zhu into the path of a hypocritical person who was hypocritical in benevolence and righteousness.
In this way, no one should talk about benevolence, virtue and justice. After hearing Sun Jian's words, the eyes of the soldiers under Sun Jian's command also changed slightly.
Gongsun Zhu heard Sun Jian speak and wanted to refute, but just as he was about to speak, Sun Jian shouted loudly and stopped him.
"Gongsun Zhu, dare you say you didn't take advantage of them, dare you say you didn't have ulterior motives, this is a battlefield, why did you lead these refugees on a long-distance attack.
Yuzhou is peaceful, why don't you let them return to Yuzhou?
How do you explain such a thing? Dare you say that you are not a hypocritical person! "
At this time, Sun Jian kept reprimanding, his voice was as loud as a tiger and a leopard, and his mighty momentum was truly worthy of his title of Jiangdong Tiger, but Gongsun Zhu, who was the opposite, became more and more embarrassed.
He didn't know how to explain these two things.
He couldn't tell others that he took them away because war was about to break out in Yuzhou, and he also wanted to protect the people's safety for a while.
Because it didn't happen at that time, because we really relied on these refugees to get Deng County.
He couldn't tell others that if Sun Jian defeated Xiangyang and allowed Yuan Shu to capture Jingzhou, Yuan Shu would bring disaster to Jingzhou and make it a hell on earth.
Because it didn't happen now, because he really wanted to use these people to destroy Sun Jian's morale.
He didn't know how to refute Sun Jian, but he knew that he really wanted to give these people peace, even if this peace had his own purpose.
Sun Jian looked at Gongsun Zhu who was speechless and didn't know how to speak, and the smile on his face became brighter, but just when he was about to rush over and kill Gongsun Zhu.
The old man who had previously blocked Gongsun Zhu walked slowly in front of him.
"The little old man is just a common man. He has never read a bamboo slip or recognized a word in his life. In the past few decades, the little old man has never had a full meal or a peaceful sleep.
But the little old man is not stupid.
I don’t know whether what the general said makes sense, but I know that when we were desperate and couldn’t afford to eat, it was this little general who gave us a bite of food.
It was this little general who went around bringing in cartloads of grain and delivered it to us.
We are not stupid, we are not blind, and we are not fools. The young general never owes us anything, and the fact that we are like this has nothing to do with the young general.
The little old man heard from the general that he also had a very powerful father, and he had no need to care about us lowly people.
The little old man has met many generals over the years, and the soldiers behind the generals may have followed many generals. They have never seen anyone who wants to eat for their family. "
"Shut up!" Sun Jian didn't wait for the old man to continue speaking. He immediately yelled and raised the ancient ingot knife in his hand to kill the old man.
He had just saved the situation, but these words of this old man once again made the soldiers under his command change, which was a big deal that ruined him.
Just when Sun Jian drew out the ancient ingot sword and was about to kill the old man, Gongsun Zhu suddenly rushed out from behind everyone, reached out and raised the sledgehammer on his waist, and blocked it in front of the old man.
With a crisp sound, the rather fat Gongsun Zhu was thrown to the ground again, and the sledgehammer had been knocked away elsewhere.
Gongsun Zhu's hands were also covered in blood, and he even felt that his right hand was swollen, as his bones had been broken.
The embarrassed Gongsun Zhu ignored the pain in his body and yelled at Sun Jian.
"Sun Wentai, don't you want to kill people arbitrarily?"
Gongsun Zhu's roar made Sun Jian, who raised the ancient ingot sword again, freeze, but he snorted shortly after.
"It's all a trick thought up by a hypocritical guy like you. It's a trick by these unscrupulous people!"
After saying this, he was about to continue taking action, but this time he was stopped again, and this time the person who stopped him was Sun Jian's confidant general Huang Gai.
"General, don't be impulsive!"
At this time, Huang Gai rushed in front of Sun Jian and firmly held Sun Jian's arm to prevent him from continuing to fight, while constantly signaling with his eyes.
The furious Sun Jian followed Huang Gai's eyes and glanced behind him. The eyes of the soldiers were no longer right.
Gongsun Zhu didn't completely convince them just now, but the old guy did, and they were shaken.
Sun Jian looked at the soldiers behind him and at the refugees who once again surrounded Gongsun Zhu, his face became extremely gloomy.
At this time, the scouts rushed over and Guan Yu appeared. In the end, the general under Gongsun Zhu was still worried and followed Gongsun Zhu here.
Guan Yu's arrival made Gongsun Zhu let out a long breath. At this time, his goal was achieved. If he continued to provoke Sun Jian, he was really afraid that the tiger would lose his mind.
He led the people back slowly, and after Guan Yu rushed over and saw this scene, he led his soldiers and horses in front of Gongsun Zhu without saying a word, facing Sun Jian from a distance.
It wasn't until he saw Guan Yu appear that Gongsun Zhu took a long breath, and after Ma Chao came to his side, his mind completely relaxed.
At this time, the severe pain in his palm caused cold sweat to appear on his forehead, and his face quickly turned pale.
Ma Chao was really shocked when he saw Gongsun Zhu's appearance. At this time, Gongsun Zhu's face was covered in blood, his neck was covered with dried blood, and the same was true on his clothes.
At first glance, I thought this guy had his neck wiped.
The palm of his right hand is even more miserable. The skin and flesh at the tiger's mouth have rotted away. There is obvious swelling in the wrist. It can be seen that the bones have been broken. If he does not take a good rest, Gongsun Zhu will never be able to continue in this life. Fighting on the battlefield.
"Damn it, Sun Jian is also a famous general after all. He has the guts to fight Guan Yu. How can you bully your uncle?
It’s not like he doesn’t know that his uncle is no longer known for his bravery in recent years.”
Ma Chao has been following Gongsun Zhu for a long time, and Gongsun Zhu treats him well. Ma Chao may treat his uncle Gongsun Zhu better than he treats his father Ma Teng.
At this time, Gongsun Zhu listened to Ma Chao's scolding. Gongsun Zhu also smiled and said, "Go to the front to help our General Guan. Sun Wentai cannot be stopped by one person. We have already held him back at this time. Try not to do anything and let Gongze do it." To gain time."
After Gongsun Zhu gave some instructions to Ma Chao, he grabbed Pang Ji who was also coming over.
"Go to Liu Biao...tell that guy to prepare food, fodder and baggage for us. A certain family is still camping outside to contain Sun Jian's army and become a rival to Xiangyang."
Pang Ji looked at the miserable Gongsun Zhu and felt quite guilty, but he still said embarrassedly.
"A certain family also wants to do this, but...but he can't get out of Xiangyang's baggage, and a certain family can't get in either!"
"If I can't get out, I'll find a way out. If I can't get in, I'll find a way in. I'm waiting for death. Do you think Xiangyang can be saved?"
Amid Gongsun Zhu's roar, Pang Ji finally left Gongsun Zhu's camp and returned to Xiangyang.
As for how Pang Ji returned to Xiangyang City, no one knew, just like no one knew how this guy came out of Xiangyang City in the first place.
"The food and supplies cannot be brought out, but don't worry. A certain family has seen that the food and supplies in the army are enough for the soldiers' temporary needs. What you are in trouble with is the food rations and shelter of these people.
The battlefield is chaotic and chaotic, and it is not conducive for these people to stay here now. A certain family has already asked Liu Jingzhou to find a temporary place for them to station.
After traveling for tens of miles, there is a small city of Zhijiang that is still in our hands. The county magistrate and subordinate officials in the city have fled and their whereabouts are unknown. The righteous people in the city have gathered hundreds of people to guard the city to protect the people.
Liu Jingzhou has prepared the letters and appointments for them. The people led by the Major General can enter Zhijiang first to make repairs. You and others can use the grain and supplies in the government treasury in the city as you wish! "
Pang Ji secretly returned to Xiangyang City at night and told everyone in the city what happened here.
Kuai Yue immediately understood Gongsun Zhu's thoughts after hearing what Pang Ji said.
He didn't care whether Gongsun Zhu was benevolent or hypocritical. At this time, Gongsun Zhu had obviously suppressed the morale of Sun Jian's army.
This opportunity was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he immediately advised Liu Biao to send all the few controllable soldiers in Nanjun to Gongsun Zhu. Only in this way could he have any chance of survival.
In Kuai Yue's view, the person who could come up with such a plan would probably not be a simple person.
Guan Yu personally led his troops to stand in front of Sun Jian, while Gongsun Zhu took advantage of Sun Jian's low morale due to the low morale of his soldiers and immediately ordered people to build a large camp to prepare for a long war.
Guo Tu has rushed to Nanyang County to meet Yuan Shu. Now their task is to hold off Sun Jian's army under Xiangyang City and protect Xiangyang City before Yuan Shu makes a decision.
As for entering the city, Gongsun Zhu doesn't want to do it now.
Xiangyang City is tall and strong, but just like the question he asked Guan Yu back then, it would not be a good thing to enter at this time.
Just as he was talking before, Gongsun Zhu saw the siege equipment in Sun Jian's camp. Each one of them made Gongsun Zhu's face twitch. Before the battle, Lu Gong's chariot, ladders, and wells, these things pressed up, and they It's safer to be outside than in the city.
Sun Jian was rectifying his morale, while Gongsun Zhu was seizing the opportunity to arrange for the evacuation of his soldiers, and Zhou Cang was also arranged to leave.
The biggest role of the common people is to weaken the morale of Sun Jian's army. Now that they have done a good job, if they continue to stay here, they will only become a drag on them.
Now that Pang Ji has given them a place, he should leave quickly so that they can be safe and he can let go.
Zhijiang City was dozens of miles away from here. Pang Ji went first to announce the order, and at the same time sent people to welcome the people into the city. Finally, the army came to join them.
Just stay in the camp together.
After everything was arranged, Gongsun Zhu also took the time to squint for a while, seizing the last moment of tranquility.
He was awakened by the thundering drums. It was Guan Yu's job to defend the camp and command operations. He had not rested in the past few years, which was different from history.
He was not a horse archer or a foot archer, nor was he a captain of this county or that captain.
In the past four years, he himself did not know how many life-and-death battles he fought with the Qiang Hu, Huns, and rebels on the land of Yongliang.
Defending the city, fighting in the field, and guarding the camp have become commonplace.
Sun Jian's morale had indeed recovered a lot after a night of repairs, but everyone could see that the seemingly crazy Yuzhou Army was actually no longer so desperate.
Sun Jian also discovered this and immediately made adjustments. His soldiers could not kill Gongsun Zhuguan Yu.
Guan Yu also remained passively defensive and refused to fight back, which changed the appearance of the battle.
Sun Jian simply changed the battlefield in this area to be led by his nephew Sun Bi, who also focused on containment, while he personally led the main force to attack Xiangyang.
Because Sun Jian also knows very well that as long as Xiangyang City is destroyed now, even if Gongsun Zhu is extremely capable, he will be unable to save himself.
Beidi County Governor Gongsun Zhu, through a series of tricks, finally made Sun Jian completely remember him in his heart, and at the same time... he was also in his heart!
It was at this time that Gongsun Zhu also saw the siege battle that truly belonged to the Central Plains and belonged to the Han Dynasty's orthodoxy.
Their previous opponents were either the Yellow Turban bandits who had just joined the mob, the Qiang Hu Xiongnu from Yongliang, or Dong Zhongying's army.
The former is nothing, while the latter is mainly based on cavalry field attacks. They are not good at defense, so they try to join them in field battles as much as possible, and there are very few sieges.
Sun Jian was different. This guy attacked one city at a time, attacking all the way to open the gates of the capital of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, compared to others, Sun Jian's soldiers and horses are better at siege warfare, and this kind of siege warfare has opened the eyes of everyone in Jingzhou today.
At this moment, when Sun Jian really started to exert his strength, everyone in Jingzhou and Xiangyang finally understood why he, Sun Jian, was finally able to break through the former capital of the Han Dynasty!
Jingzhou has not experienced any real wars in these years. Even the Yellow Turban Rebellion that swept the world was just a group of rioters attacking the city.
It had been a long time since they had seen a proper siege battle.
After all, this isn't a frontier either.
Sun Jian, on the other hand, directly led everyone in Jingzhou to recall what the military book meant!
