Chen Wu was from Jianghuai and had followed Sun Ce since he was 18 years old. He was brave in combat and had excellent martial arts skills. He made countless achievements in many years of battle. However, because of Sun Ce's old army, he was not as important as Lu Meng after Sun Quan succeeded to the throne.
Sun Quan's army was composed of countless private soldiers, and the speed of their respective marches was uneven. Although they gradually gathered and set up camp in the east of Hefei, not all of the 100,000 people arrived.
The Lujiang soldiers led by Chen Wu fought aggressively and decisively, and were considered an elite group among the private soldiers in Jiangdong. When Zhang Liao launched the surprise attack, only the Lujiang soldiers were in good condition, so they immediately launched a blocking battle.
The 800 dead men led by Zhang Liao borrowed the slogan of his old friend Gao Shun's camp as motivation: "The ambition to trap the enemy is to die or not to live."
These dead soldiers had never thought about returning alive before the war. Zhang Liao registered everyone's name in advance and after the war, they would truthfully report it to Wei Gong Cao Cao for compensation, so they had no worries. Everyone sacrificed their lives to pay ten for one.
Although the Lujiang soldiers were the elite of Jiangdong, due to the rush of the battle, they almost didn't reach their armor, so they couldn't resist the eight hundred dead soldiers. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Liao had already reached Sun Quan's command.
"Cut off Sun Quan's flag and let him know how powerful I am, Zhang Liao." Zhang Liao ordered loudly, his armor stained with the enemy general's blood.
At this time, Chen Wu came on horseback with his sword raised. He killed several Cao soldiers with his bravery. When he approached Zhang Liao, he discovered the opponent's intention, so he shouted loudly: "Zhang Liao, common man, come and die quickly."
"Ignore the people coming, cut off the commander's flag as soon as possible, and I will deal with this rat." Zhang Liao frowned and ordered the people around him. He knew that the collapse of the commander's flag would greatly reduce the morale of Jiangdong's soldiers and horses. This was also the reason why he led the troops. The real purpose of the dead soldiers breaking out of the camp.
Bang bang bang, swords and axes were shouting on the flagpole, and Sun Quan's handsome flag was soon crumbling.
"Cao thief is shameless." Chen Wu shouted angrily as he ran. The big blade in his hand was not idle as he ran and slashed left and right, killing many Cao soldiers in a row.
Suddenly there was a strong wind in front of him, Zhang Liao raised his sword and slashed in the air with endless evil spirit. Chen Wu saw that the opponent's sword technique was precise, his pupils shrank sharply, and he instinctively raised his sword to block.
Clang, the weapons collided and made a sharp and crisp sound.
Chen Wu's arm went numb, and he deeply felt Zhang Liao's power.
Seeing that Zhang Liao's attack failed, he did not make any unnecessary moves such as snarling, nor did he hesitate at all. He immediately turned around, reined in his horse, and charged again.
It was the first time that Chen Wu encountered such a fierce fighting general. He raised his sword and clamped his legs on the horse's belly and followed him forward.
The two men exchanged horses for about three rounds. Zhang Liao relied on his advantage in swordsmanship and the opponent's lack of armor. Chen Wu was defeated and killed.
The Lujiang soldiers who were responsible for resisting saw that their general was killed, and quickly spread around to hinder the friendly troops who came to support.
The Jiangdong camp had not yet been set up, and was overwhelmed by this sudden attack. Until Sun Quan's commander's flag collapsed, all the soldiers in the camp were screaming in horror.
"Ziming, Zhang Liao is going crazy and will attack here sooner or later. What can be done?" Sun Quan asked anxiously.
Lu Meng quickly comforted him: "Zhang Liao's troops are not many, but we are fighting independently without anyone to command and dispatch. My lord can choose a high ground to command the army to surround and attack, and he will be able to annihilate all the invading enemies."
"Just do as Ziming said." Sun Quan was also panicked at this time.
Lu Meng, Jiang Qin and others escorted Sun Quan to a hill. The more than a thousand tiger soldiers under the carriages holding halberds formed a circle to prevent Zhang Liao's army from charging up the hill.
Sun Quan's unusual movements attracted the attention of Cao's army, and Zhang Liao led a group of dead soldiers to chase him to the foot of the mountain. At this time, Lu Meng, Jiang Qin's troops on the hill, and the tiger soldiers under the chariot, a total of thousands of people, had completed their defense.
The opponent was condescending and had formed a defensive formation. Zhang Liao did not rush up the mountain rashly. He directed the soldiers to yell upwards.
"My son, Sun Quan, come down and decide the winner."
"The rats from Jiangdong are afraid of their heads and tails."
"Sun Quan is as timid as a chicken, only worthy of catching insects and eating vegetables."
"Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou, and fighting Zhongmou is like fighting a son."
Eight hundred people cursed in unison, but there was silence on the hill. Generals such as Lu Meng and Jiang Qin did not dare to look at Sun Quan's face. They knew that Boss Sun's face was probably very dark.
No matter how harsh Zhang Liao's scolding was, he did not dare to fight due to the superior numbers and geographical advantages on the mountain. The panicked soldiers in the other camps at the foot of the mountain were gradually gathered by their own generals and were slowly gathering in the direction of Zhang Liao.
Sun Quan handed the flag to Lu Meng with a dark face: "Ziming, you will dispatch the troops and horses on my behalf. I want Zhang Liao and these hundreds of people to come and go."
"Wei." Lu Meng cupped his fists and accepted the order.
The so-called private military system means that all major generals maintain hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of troops. In order to prevent soldiers from fleeing, they centrally manage their families to form military households or military households.
The household registration system for military households and civilians are on the same track. A male household in a military household will be a soldier for life. After the death of his father, his son will succeed him, and his brother will succeed him. He cannot retire when he gets old and can be engaged in logistics and transportation work. He cannot change his household registration throughout his life. Attributes.
In addition, soldiers were not allowed to marry civilians. If a soldier fled due to war, his family members would be severely punished.
When the leader of a military household dies and there is no successor, the original tribes will be transferred to others. Sun Quan often awards the ownerless tribes to meritorious generals.
After Sun Quan took charge of the army, he won less and lost more. His prestige in the army was far less than that of Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and even the governor Lu Su, so Lu Meng was slow to respond when he waved his command flag.
Although the army at the foot of the mountain was slow to respond, it was still slowly approaching Cao Jun. Zhang Liao saw that there was no hope of catching Sun Quan and his goal of cutting off the commander's flag had been achieved, so he turned around and returned to his horse to break out of the encirclement and return to Hefei.
When Zhang Liao broke out, he was attacked by Song Qian and Xu Sheng. However, the 800 Cao soldiers were all fierce and fearless. They screamed and killed the Jiangdong soldiers and retreated steadily.
Xu Sheng's sneak attack on Zhang Liao failed, and instead his mount was injured by the opponent. The horse knocked Xu Sheng to the ground. His arms were misplaced when he fell. In the end, he was rescued by several of his followers at the risk of death.
Song Qian and Xu Sheng were unable to attack from a pincer attack, and were defeated by Zhang Liao in a blink of an eye. Lu Meng couldn't help shaking his head when he saw it on the mountain. The Jiangdong soldiers collapsed like waves of wheat blown by the wind.
The mood of rout spread quickly, slowing down the encirclement of Zhang Liao. At this time, general Pan Zhang killed several deserters to establish his power, gradually stabilizing the morale that was about to fall to the bottom. He Qi, Han Dang and others from behind Generals entered one after another, and finally surrounded Zhang Liao and the 800 people.
Lu Meng watched with joy from the mountain: "My lord, Zhang Liao has been surrounded. It will be difficult for him to fly away even with his wings today."
Sun Quan nodded, "Zhang Wenyuan was originally a fierce general under Lu Bu. I ordered the generals under the mountain not to shoot cold arrows. I will reward anyone who can capture Zhang Liao alive. If this person can be used by me in Jiangdong, he can also be used against Gao Shun of Owl in the future."
Lu Meng was startled when he heard this. He thought to himself, "My lord, I want to surrender Zhang Liao?" Isn't this a foolish dream?
