The number of torches at night clearly showed the size of the team, which gave Xu Sheng the confidence to launch a brazen attack.
When fighting together, the sword has no eyes.
Regardless of whether Sun Lin or Zhang Cheng died because of this, Xu Sheng had enough reasons to shirk it. At that time, he defeated the rebels and became a hero. He was the veritable General Chaisang.
If Zhang Cheng was lucky enough to survive, he would probably be too embarrassed to stay any longer. How could a general be captured right out of the gate? How sharp-eyed do you think you are? If the King of Wu does not reuse him, it will be his loss.
Xu Sheng thought a lot at that moment. He even dreamed of succeeding Lu Xun and becoming the governor of Soochow. He thought to himself how majestic and heroic that would be? However, reality slapped him hard.
It was as if the Chaisang defenders had kicked up an iron plate. After several charges, they fell in front of the enemy's formation. The trapped troops were like a steel meat grinder. Not only did they annihilate the Wu army that rushed forward, but they also started to counterattack with neat steps. .
In the dark night, the flags could not be seen, and the sound of fighting broke the silent wilderness. The trapped troops carried out the orders through special long and short whistles, and pressed back neatly like an iron pagoda. The poor visibility at night did not make the fighting troops confused at all. .
"How can it be?"
Xu Sheng was still immersed in a sweet dream just now, but in just a moment, the front army began to retreat backwards. He quickly restrained his troops to resist the trapped troops.
The battle lasted for about half an hour in front of the city. More and more troops on Xu Sheng's side were defeated. Seeing that the situation was not going well, he made a decisive decision and took the lead in shouting to withdraw into the city. He thought that the opponent only had a few thousand people and it was impossible to capture the strong Chaisang. Bar?
"Major General, do you want the reconnaissance battalion to chase in? Maybe we can control the city gate." Seeing Xu Sheng retreat, Chu Qing quickly clasped his fists and relaxed towards Lan Yuan.
Lan Yuan shook his head slightly: "Forget it, let them leave. Just stop them from rescuing the water village. The reconnaissance battalion is the elite of our army. Don't sacrifice it for the sake of attacking the city. Don't forget that our important task is not to firewood." Sang, hurry up and take advantage of Xu Sheng's retreat, collect the troops, count the battle losses, camp for rest, and send a medical battalion to treat the injured soldiers. Anyway, General Gan's warship has arrived, so we can just wait outside the city."
"Wei." Chu Qing clasped his fists and left.
Lan Yuan took advantage of the break to bring Zhang Cheng and Sun Lin forward again, and asked meaningfully: "General Sun, did you see clearly? We didn't use any strategy just now, did we? Do you still think the Sun family can protect Jiangdong?"
"General Xu must have some scruples, otherwise how could Chaisang's elite army be defeated? You can only use conspiracy and tricks." Sun Lin was still not convinced.
"Hahaha, isn't it true that those who don't listen to soldiers are being deceitful?" Lan Yuan's words left Sun Lin speechless.
Zhang Cheng already knew the whole story at this time. He had just witnessed Xu Sheng being killed and retreating, and his mood had dropped to freezing point. He didn't know what would happen to Jiangdong in the future, but Lu Fan's tens of thousands of troops in Pingxiang would soon starve due to lack of food. , I thought that Xuan Owl really lived up to his reputation. He used himself and the city of Guangzhou as bait to attract all the soldiers and horses from Jiangdong.
Everyone knew to be on guard against Gan Ning, but no one thought that the trapped troops would appear in Luling. Chai Sang's current encounter was not due to the incompetence of Sun Lin and Zhang Cheng.
Zhang Cheng was much calmer than the young and energetic Sun Lin. He knew that as a prisoner, he was not qualified to argue with the winner. He stared at the fire in the east in silence.
"What is General Zhang thinking?" Lan Yuan asked meaningfully.
"I don't understand why the water stronghold caught fire. Half of Chaisang's garrison are fed and housed in the water stronghold. It's impossible for you to sneak in and set fire to it." Zhang Cheng frowned.
Lan Yuan smiled and said: "It's okay to tell you the truth. In the past, Lu Meng led his warships upstream from Yushui to attack Bushan County, where Lai was the governor of Jiaozhou at the time. As a result, he was attacked by fire ships at the bend upstream. Soochow In the end, the warship was in danger of losing one of its own in the chaos, and it’s also this season.”
"Could it be that fire boats were used to build the water village?" Zhang Cheng looked at Lan Yuan in surprise, and immediately asked in disbelief: "But where did these boats come from?"
"General Zhang is really smart. There are hundreds of warships parked at Xingan Pier. You have prepared them yourself. We passed by and were disrespectful." Lan Yuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, thinking that all this was just a coincidence, and it was fitting that Jiangdong would perish.
"It turns out that Ziqiao (Sun Song) and Xiu Mu (Zhu Huan) brought the warships. If I had known, I would have asked them to leave the ships in Chaisang." Zhang Cheng felt sad, and then continued to ask for advice: "The same is true for the things that ignite the fire."
Lan Yuan smiled slightly and said nothing. The dejected Sun Lin next to him smiled bitterly: "They were brought from Nanchang. I didn't know what they were going to do."
Zhang Cheng had a bitter look on his face after hearing this. It felt so uncomfortable to be defeated by his own 'weapons'. He suddenly thought that the traitor Ding Feng was commanding the warship. He didn't know if it was the other party who suggested it, because Ding Feng had been in Pan Dynasty. Zhang's subordinates joined the army. If the strategies, soldiers, warships, and fire starters all came from Jiangdong, he didn't know what Sun Quan would think if he was trapped in a cocoon.
"This fire attack plan can't be done by Ding Feng." Zhang Cheng hesitated.
"This fire boat plan was first used by my father. This time, my subordinate Sima revived the old plan. However, the situation in Penglize is different. Because the lake is wide and the water flow is not too fast, the driving force of the Gan water cannot accurately make the fire boat rush. When entering the water village, it is entirely up to the officers and men under General Ding’s tent to maneuver the boats.”
Although Ding Feng did not come up with the fire ship plan, the other party also helped a lot in this battle. Lan Yuan said it at this time, which would also make Zhang Cheng and Sun Lin 'happy'.
Zhang Cheng saw Sun Lin lowering his head and said nothing. He also felt that his face was very hot, so he stood aside silently and waited for his resignation.
Chu Qing counted the previous battle losses, and finally counted more than 50 wounded soldiers, and not a single soldier was killed. After hearing this, Lan Yuan nodded with satisfaction and lamented that the newly recruited soldiers were well trained.
While the trapped troops were encamping, the fire in Pengli Water Village gradually extinguished. The scouts came back first to report that the Wu troops in the water village resisted stubbornly and were completely wiped out.
The two generals Jiang Yi and Jiang Xiu were all killed in battle. Coincidentally, Jiang Qin was killed by Gan Ning at the Han River, and his two sons also died in the hands of Gan Ning. Like Ling Cao and Ling Tong, their family ended up together. Round'.
Shortly after the battle at the water village ended, Gan Ning, Li Yi, and Ding Feng came to see Lan Yuan first, leaving Su Fei to deal with the aftermath at the Pengli water village.
Before the war, Lantian was worried that Chaisang was an important town, so he transferred Li Yi's navy to Jiaozhou for reinforcements, and also transferred Su Fei's Jiangxia garrison to Wuchang, allowing Gan Ning to command 30,000 troops to guard against Lu Xun.
Gan Ning and Lan Yuan hadn't seen each other for several years. When they met again and saw the tall and mighty young man, they couldn't help but hold his hand and praise him: "We haven't seen each other for so many years. Boyang has become the pillar of the sky, and we are getting older." ."
Lan Yuan smiled and replied: "Uncle Gan just killed two generals. I don't believe you if you say so modestly."
"Hahaha, Jiang Qin's two sons are not good at martial arts. It is difficult to regain the feeling of the Hundred Horses Robbery Camp. However, the reason why I can maintain my current figure is all thanks to my husband letting me learn Wuqinxi. I have not been tortured by illness for so many years." Gan Ning stroked his beard and sighed.
"Because my nephew still has important responsibilities, he left Chaisang City uncaptured. There should be less than 10,000 defenders, so I asked Uncle Gan to take care of it. We will march to Yixing early tomorrow morning." Lan Yuan said seriously.
Gan Ning nodded, "Sir, there is a lot of pressure in Pingxiang. Boyang was right to rush to support earlier. I left Xu Sheng's son to handle it. It just so happened that I didn't have enough fighting tonight. There hasn't been such a rich battle in so many years."
(End of chapter)
