Besides, the Wu Zhong army was all Danyang soldiers brought from Yangzhou and handed over to Commander Zhu Ran. Before noon, Niu Jin, the general of the Han army, led his light cavalry up the mountain in a roundabout way. Zhu Ran immediately called on the Danyang soldiers to wear armor and go down the mountain to attack him head-on. The two armies only encountered a few encounters. With the help of the power of the elephants, the Danyang soldiers defeated the Han army and defeated it. The scattered Han cavalry fled straight towards the Han infantry.
Zhu Ran summoned his men to return to the formation, and while he was disarming and resting, he allowed the soldiers to eat simple dry food. He himself mounted his horse lightly and took his entourage to the front to observe the enemy's situation. He saw that on the main battlefield on the left, the Han people were retreating chaotically down the mountain, and knew that Lu Meng commanded the Jingzhou soldiers to repel the Han army's attack. I felt a little anxious in my heart, wondering if it was time to send troops. Rushing back to the main formation, he happened to meet the envoy sent by Lu Meng who was waiting for him anxiously. Zhu Ran quickly got off his horse, grabbed the envoy and asked, "What is the order from the governor?" The envoy said quickly, "The governor asks the general to immediately lead troops to cooperate with the Huainan army to steal the camp!"
After receiving the order, Zhu Ran immediately put aside the messenger and strode towards the Danyang elites who were resting. Unable to suppress his excitement, he took the sword from the guard's hand, holding the scabbard in his right hand and raising it above his head. When the Danyang soldiers saw their leader approaching with his sword raised, they stood up one after another, held their sabers in hand, and took the initiative to gather in horizontal rows according to the original formation. Zhu Ran stopped and held the handle of the knife, leaning on the ground. Everyone was silent for a moment, waiting for him to speak.
Zhu Ran glanced at his subordinates, raised his voice and said: "The governor has ordered us to go down the mountain immediately. Don't fight with the bandits we meet at the foot of the mountain. Just follow the front group forward. We have to take the back route, destroy the pontoon bridge, and keep these bandits behind." Come down!"
When the Danyang soldiers heard that they were going to bypass the Han army and complete an unprecedented large-scale encirclement, they suddenly became excited and their hearts were filled with excitement, forgetting for a moment the danger of life and death involved.
Zhu Ran then gave instructions: "The Governor of Lu has sent a surprise force before and is making a circuitous route in the southwest. It must be arriving soon. We are here to cooperate with him. You must remember to tie a piece of black cloth on your left arm so that you can Distinguish between friend and foe. You have to go quickly. If your armor is too heavy, don't take it with you. Just bring a crossbow and arrows, and a knife at your waist. Throw away all the other things you don't need."
All the subordinates followed the instructions and hurriedly packed their luggage and belongings. Zhu Ran also began to organize the weapons on the saddle. As he said, there was only a long sword, a waist sword and a waist bow. The heaviest ones were two quivers, which were full of about a hundred arrows. The arrow feathers were all used. Made of pure white carved feathers, it is very eye-catching. It is regarded as a symbol of Zhu Ran in the army.
It was around noon at this time, and the weather was still very gloomy. Zhu Ran saw that his men were ready, so he led everyone down the mountain to charge into the formation. As the Danyang soldiers came down the mountain, there was no one in the middle and no soldiers left. The left wing of the Wu army was chasing down the mountain, but only Lu Dai's troops on the right wing of the Wu army could not move.
The right wing of the Han army has been greatly defeated and is retreating together with the troops of Guo Huai and Wang Ling in the middle. The Wu army's Euphorbia soldiers cut into the Han army in columns and completely crushed the frontal resistance. The Han army and the Wu army were both heading west. The difference was that the Han army was crowded together and most of them lost order, but the Wu army was still worried that if it was blocked by the crowded Han army, it would be overwhelmed by the Han army and lose order. This forced the Wu army to stop frequently and constantly find its way among the Han army. The scenery is like a shepherd dog driving a flock of sheep all over the mountain. It must be said that it happened between the Han and Wu armies, which is a kind of irony.
The column led by Zhu Ran passed slightly to the left, passed through the broken troops on the left flank of the Han army, ran through a ravine, and ran up to the beach on the side, almost leaving the chaotic Han army behind. However, the follow-up troops led by his younger brother Zhu Ji were blocked by the crowded Han infantry in the middle. They fell into a chaos of stabbing and hacking, and could not find an exit for a while.
After Zhu Ran led his troops through the Han army, he did not immediately rush to the Han army's camp. This is because before the battle, Lu Su had drawn all the arrangements of the Han army at the foot of the mountain and handed them to the generals to memorize. Zhu Ran knew the layout of the Han camp. They set up dozens of small watchtowers in the northeast, closely guarding each other. The Han army must have left guards among them. If they launched a direct attack from there, they would probably attack the unarmored Wu. Caused considerable casualties. The Han army had not yet had time to set up defenses in the southwest. There was only a small fence between the tidal flats. If they attacked unexpectedly from here, they could take advantage of the situation and attack the pontoon bridge behind them.
After waiting for a while, only a few Zhu Ji's soldiers caught up. At this time, Han army skirmishers could already be seen appearing under the slope. Time is extremely tight. If we wait any longer, we may have to fight the overcoming Han army. When passing through the formation, Zhu Ran's column lost more than a hundred people. Adding a few who caught up one after another, there were only more than 2,000 people under his command. But he was determined to join the Huainan Army.
Besides, the central army of the Han army was retreating to the west. Wang Ping, the general of the Han army, had already prepared and planned the retreat route in his heart. As a result, he was obviously at the vanguard of the central army, but he was the first of the Han army to withdraw. The army has a very complete structure, with more than 3,000 people under its command. It can be said that it is one of the few troops in the Han Right Army that still has combat effectiveness.
At this time, he did not dare to stop even a step and ordered his men to march quickly and forcefully. It is the season when the trees are rustling and falling, and the vast sky and earth are becoming increasingly sparse and filled with smoke. It is impossible to distinguish the starting and ending boundaries of the Wu people. It is like thousands of horses galloping. That is the figure of Zhu Ranjun passing through. Wang Ping couldn't help but be shocked and said: "When did the Wu people hide an army of troops again? If we turn around to intercept them, wouldn't we die without a burial place?"
Chen Qian on the side squinted his eyes to estimate the speed of the Wu people's advance, and said: "General, the thieves are just infantry, but they are walking so fast. They must be lightly armed and will not fight us. But the enemy moves so quickly, they must be They have other plans." Before he finished speaking, Wang Ping suddenly understood and said: "They must be going to the pontoon to cut off my entire army's return!"
Chen Qian also agreed, with an anxious look in his eyes. Originally, he had thought that if he continued to be pursued by the Wu people, there was a possibility of capturing the pontoon bridge, so he advised Wang Ping to go straight to the pontoon bridge. Unexpectedly, Wu people thought of it together and also rushed to the pontoon bridge from the beginning. The current situation did not allow any further hesitation. Now, whoever reaches the pontoon first will take the initiative! So he said directly: "Now that the matter has come to this, we can only abandon our armor and run wild to see who can get ahead! General, you lead the troops and leave first. I will go and pull some Dongfu soldiers, and then I will come to support you!"
Wang Ping also knew that the situation was critical, so he immediately threw down the bag on his head and issued an order to his subordinates, ordering the entire army to travel lightly and follow him straight to the river beach. Then they ran all the way and took off the armor on their bodies. The armor and helmets landed on the beach with ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong, creating a lot of water mist and smoke, like a crisp bell music. Chen Qian borrowed Wang Ping's horse and quickly headed northwest.
Wang Ping's troops moved in a hurry, and soon they were completely separated from Zhu Ran's Wu army. The Wu army needed to take a detour from the southwest tidal flat, but Wang Ping's troops could just go straight in. While he sent people to inform the surrounding camps and asked the defenders to come out and follow him, he poured the only dry food and water he had left into his mouth until he started to cough.
When they rushed to the Han camp, the defenders in front reported that Wu soldiers had attacked the camp and had reached the pontoon bridge. The Wu people who attacked the camp even had extra troops to intercept the Han people who were trying to assist. Before Wang Ping and his men could stand upright, they heard the sound of whizzing arrows. The nearly one hundred Wu people holding sledgehammers took the lead in launching a countercharge against the Han army and plunged into the Han army's column. Followed by the Wu people, they cut the Han column into two.
Although Wang Ping had taken off his armor, he still had his weapons. He stuck the long thorn in the ground, took off the big bow he was carrying, and fired at the Wu people who were running forward. The two armies were just in a confrontation room. Wang Ping shot eight arrows in a row, and with each arrow shot, someone fell down. This made the Wu people realize that the Han army in front of them still maintained its structure, and it was not as simple as it seemed. So these Danyang people hesitated for a moment, gave up Wang Ping's troops, and went in another direction.
Seeing Wu Ren leave, Wang Ping had no energy left to turn around and chase him, so he could only slow down his pace and rest while continuing to walk to the pontoon. After a while, another group of Wu army infantry showed up, forming a formation and hesitating to fight. Wang Ping ordered his crossbowmen to gather together, raise their crossbows and fire, and after one round, the Wu people were slightly pushed back. The Han army set up flags again, but most of them abandoned their long flags and walked towards the trench outside the camp while shooting. Then they saw dozens of people from the front team who were first rushed away fighting on the trench. Under the trench, the Wu army was shooting arrows upwards on foot. The two armies were in a stalemate. The Han army all drew out their knives and quickly passed behind the Wu army's formation. As soon as they approached the Wu people, they slashed with their machetes. The Wu people fell to death like haystacks, and the formation of the front team also became chaotic.
At this time, more than two thousand reinforcements led by Zhu Ran came from south to north along the trench to help in the battle. Wang Ping's troops had to give up rescuing their companions in Tuqian, and directly faced the Wu army to fight for the reinforcements. The columns of infantry from the two armies were approaching in an instant, and soon they were resisting back and forth like a criss-crossing wave. Most of the people still held bows and arrows in their hands and had no time to pick up their knives. Some people even dropped their knives on the road and could only swing their bows and strike them. A burst of crackling sounds came and went, and I didn't know when it would end.
At this juncture, both armies showed unprecedented courage. The Wu people knew that they were about to achieve the greatest victory since the war, and their courage naturally doubled. The Han army knew that this was a critical moment of life and death, and taking a step back would cost them their lives. , but also fighting forward, and for a while the two armies fell into a stalemate more entangled than on Bagong Mountain.
In the stalemate, new changes also occurred. Lu Su, who personally led the attack on the camp not far away, finally led the team to the Han army's pontoon bridge. They took out the torches prepared in advance, filled them with flints, and were ready to attack. The ground begins to catch fire. The transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thanks
