Two days later, Changsha County, the county seat was Linxiang County.
As Liu Chan expected, the troops attacking Wufangshan Chaijiazhai came from Linxiang County.
However, what he didn't expect was that these soldiers were not county soldiers.
But the regular army of Soochow...
Of course, even the regular army of the government is divided into strong and weak, Chinese and foreign.
The so-called central army refers to the soldiers directly subordinate to his Sun family, such as Sun Quan's imperial guards, and the soldiers he assigned to the commander-in-chief of the clan relatives.
These people are diligent in training and are well paid, and they are considered the elite of the Wu army.
The foreign troops are soldiers recruited by other generals and officials under orders.
In terms of "ownership", these soldiers still belong to the Sun family, but they are commanded by foreign generals.
Both treatment and training are vastly different from those in the Chinese military.
The reason for this situation is related to Sun Wu's special military system.
Although Sun Wu also adopted the hereditary military system, it was different from the "hereditary military leadership system" of Cao and Liu.
Generals who came from aristocratic families each led the family's private army. Even if they died, these troops could continue to be inherited by other members of the family.
Unless your family is dead, these soldiers will be "nationalized".
This is the product of the Sun family's compromise with the Jiangdong clan.
The four major families of Lu, Zhu, Gu, and Zhang in Wu County control the most powerful armed force in Soochow except the Chinese army.
His status is so prominent that it cannot be compared to those of the Yizhou family.
In contrast, the existence of foreign troops is very embarrassing. No one is willing to invest resources, and it has become an existence that grandma does not know and uncles do not love.
The one who went to attack Chaijiazhai was a "foreign army".
The man who led this foreign army was named Wu Shuo. Although he had the same name as the Minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty who was killed by Cao Cao due to the Yidai Zhao incident, he was not the same person.
He was a general under Sun Jiao, Sun Quan's cousin. At this time, he was leading a foreign army of 2,000 people, taking Sun Jiao's orders to take charge of the work of clearing Shanyue here.
Of course, there are only more than 1,500 people left now...
Wu Shuo received the news that young gangsters from various villages came down the mountain one after another and gathered outside, intending to do evil.
So he took advantage of the emptiness of his lair and divided his troops into five groups to sneak attack on the enemy's stronghold.
He personally led Yiqu to guard Linxiang to prevent thieves from plundering the county town.
I thought this operation was foolproof, but it turned out...
The other four groups of soldiers and horses together only lost less than a hundred people.
All the way to Wufang Mountain, the entire army was wiped out...
"Hmph!" Wu Shuo slapped the table, "Trash!"
The few Wu soldiers who were released bowed and knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
"The troops were divided into five groups to attack the stronghold, and you were the one who attacked Wufangshan with the most troops. What's the result? Just you fucking guys come back!" Wu Shuo said and smashed the slip on the case.
The accuracy was good, and it hit a Wu soldier on the head.
The bamboo slip was so heavy that it hit the man on the head with a muffled sound, but he only grunted and did not dare to beg for mercy.
They knew Wu Shuo's temper and it was safest to remain silent at this time.
Sure enough, Wu Shuo's anger gradually subsided when he saw that several people were silent.
"Why was the entire army wiped out? Didn't the owner of Wufang Village bring anyone down the mountain?"
Only then did a soldier dare to raise his head: "Report to the general, the leader of the village has indeed brought people down the mountain. When we pulled out the stronghold, we didn't see many young men, but they had already broken through the gate of the stronghold! It's just..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that the leader of the village brought people back for some reason." The soldier cried sadly, his grievances flowing out of the corners of his eyes. "We took the people and entered the village, killing the remaining bandits and searching for money. Suddenly, we were They made a sneak attack... wuwuwu."
"Shut up!" Wu Shuo stood up angrily and kicked him to the ground. "How many are there?"
"Probably... probably a few hundred people, no less than us." The soldier added, "But those bandits all wear armor, are well-equipped, and have crossbows..."
Wu Shuo is so angry.
How long has it been since then, and you still dare to lie about military information and exaggerate in order to absolve yourself of guilt? !
Haha, hundreds of bandits, all wearing armor? And a crossbow?
Why didn't you say there was a damn powerful general?
"By the way, the leader of the village is covered in mysterious armor, is good at using spears, has great martial arts skills, and is an unparalleled general..."
"Come here!" Wu Shuo shouted angrily.
"exist!"
"Drag it down and kill it!"
Several soldiers were dragged down crying and begging...
Wu Shuo kicked the table down and said angrily: "Tomorrow, I will lead the troops to conquer Wufang Mountain. I want to meet that unparalleled general in person!"
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Five days later, it was noon.
There is a valley more than 40 miles south of the mountain where Chaijiazhai is located.
The mountains on both sides of this place were gentle at first, then suddenly rose up, becoming quite steep.
"General Gongming, we have been in ambush here for two days...will anyone come?" Chai Rong looked at the sun high in the sky and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
If Liu Chan's record in Chaijiazhai hadn't been there, and someone else had let them work here for two days, he would have left.
They have a large number of people. As long as they stay in the stronghold, no matter which direction the enemy soldiers come from, what do they have to fear?
Why bother to come here and suffer this!
Liu Chan was not wearing armor at this time, and was lying comfortably in the shade built by several bodyguards, whistling a little tune that no one knew.
It's not that these people are ignorant, of course people these days have never heard the melody of "This Prayer"...
"No hurry, no rush, I told you to take off that leather armor, come on, drink some water." Liu Chan stopped whistling, he was so cheerful that he didn't look like he was about to fight.
"Hey!" Chai Rong walked around Liu Chan, unable to calm down. "More than a thousand of us are spending a lot of money here. If the enemy attacks Chaijiazhai from other directions..."
Seeing that he was so anxious, Liu Chan stood up and patted him with a smile: "Master Chai Village, don't worry, the enemy will only come from Linxiang. They will take the water route first, disembark from Luo County and march on foot. If you want to go to Wufang Mountain, you must pass here." Gu, I expect the enemy troops will arrive in the next few days."
A feeling of tightness in the chest made Chai Rong uncomfortable.
How do you say it as if you saw it with your own eyes?
"How many days...how many days will it take?" Chai Rong muttered in a low voice. Feeling that his attitude was bad, he quickly explained, "It's not that I can't trust the general, it's really..."
"Ah." Liu Chan suddenly said.
Chai Rong thought the situation had changed, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What?"
"It's time for a nap. Otherwise, how can we face the enemy if we are exhausted?"
Chai Rong: "..."
Looking at Liu Chan who actually fell asleep with his arms pillowed under the "artificial shade", Chai Rong felt depressed.
Several other village leaders also had complaints. At this time, they all came over, pulled him aside and whispered: "Chai Village Master, is this Song Jiang playing tricks on us?"
"That's right, I've been waiting in this valley for two days, being bitten by the sun and bugs, but I haven't even seen a single person!"
"If he was really that capable, how could he be kicked out of Wu County? I think it was just a mystery..."
"Report——!"
Several people were discussing whether they should just go back to the mountain, but a fast horse entered the valley.
The scout dismounted from his horse and climbed up to Liu Chan's side nimbly, whispering a few words.
Under the stunned gazes of several village leaders, Liu Chan suddenly opened his eyes, threw the leaves in his hands aside and stood up.
He clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Excuse me for waiting, the person we are waiting for is here!"
