Chapter 191: The Battle of the Covenant
"About to fight? Wu Jun wants to make an appointment?" Liu Bang asked the herald suspiciously, now that Liu Bei and Sun Ce were just confronting each other, why did they suddenly have to make an appointment.
The herald affirmed: "That's right, the king of Hanzhong and Zhuge Junshi are like this, Sun Ce sent someone to send a message over and asked our army to fight against him, and each side sent five hundred foot soldiers to fight. ”
Liu Bang looked at Chen Ping, this kind of thing about making an appointment for war, or was there a flourishing school in the Spring and Autumn Period After arriving at the Warring States Period, I am afraid that the person who made an appointment to fight is not a fool who is not familiar with the soldiers?
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are obviously not stupid, they have fought with each other a few times before, they are both masters of stupidity, and they can't do stupid things, so why do they still have to make an appointment?
Chen Ping pondered for a moment before he said: "It may be that Sun Ce knows that he can't make meritorious contributions, and he doesn't want to bear the reputation of abandoning his allies, so he makes an appointment to fight and find a step for himself,"
"Then do you want to give this step? If you give it, will it show that our Han army is weak? If you don't give it, will it stimulate Wu Jun to work hard?"
"It's still good to give, our army is strong, although the fearless Wu army is involved, it is also a good thing to be able to have less trouble. If you don't give it, Wu Jun won't go down the steps, and he won't be able to do it desperately, but he has been staring at the back, which is also a little disgusting. ”
Liu Bang nodded, and said to the herald: "You go and tell Liu Bei and Kong Ming, agree to Sun Ce's request, and let their Bai Yu soldiers be sure to give me the prestige of the Han army, so that Sun Ce knows the prestige of the Han family." ”
The herald quickly passed Liu Bang's order, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were not surprised, the two of them actually meant the same thing, they should make an appointment to fight, and it is better to fight in a real fight than to stare at this big eye. The battle under the city is the chassis of the Yulin Army and the Fifth School of the Northern Army, Liu Bei does not have the courage to grab fruits with Liu Che and Liu Xiu, the two ancestors, and it is not bad to take the Wu Army to train the Bai Yu soldiers. Chen has been waiting for his achievements until these days!
He wrote a reply to Sun Ce, and an hour later, he made an appointment to fight in the middle of the two camps. The Han army sent out 500 white soldiers to wait for the Wu army.
Sun Ce received the letter, and his eyelids jumped again and again. White Soldiers... , That's Liu Bei's pro-army, right? Could it be like the Yulin Army and the Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army? With worry, he looked at Zhou Yu with a look of help.
Zhou Yu comforted him and said: "It's okay, most of the Bai Yu soldiers are the old department of the Danyang Army, and they are not as good as the Yulin Army and the Fifth Colonel of the Northern Army." There are only 500 more people, and if they lose, they will lose, and they will not be able to die. ”
"That's true, but I'm heartbroken! Soldiers are injured and have to pay more!!"
Zhou Yu shrugged his shoulders, it's nothing, the army has always been a pain in Dongwu, there is no way, in that place in Jiangdong, the navy is the absolute elite. It's already good that the army can produce a decent one. After working hard for so many years, I haven't trained many soldiers in the underworld. This is determined by the foundation, Eastern Wu is weak in the army, and it is not as brave as the Wei army, nor as fearless as the Han army.
With heartache, Sun Ce still drew five hundred "elites" from the cavalry. Tell them to be prepared to be beaten, don't be afraid, General Gan Ning will be with them, and if they are injured, their monthly salary will be doubled.
Five hundred dismounted cavalrymen slowly walked into the battlefield with spears upright, and Chen Zhi was already waiting there with Bai Yu's soldiers.
The Wu army lined up in formation, Gan Ning took a few steps forward, and said to Chen Zhi: "General Chen, today's battle, no matter whether you win or lose, our Wu army will retreat." I have heard the name of Bai Yu Soldier in the world for a long time, but I have never fought against it, so let me wait to see it today. ”
Chen Zhi's face was calm and said, "Okay, good." ”
The two sides beat the war drums in unison, and the soldiers rushed forward vigorously, Chen Zhi and Gan Ning collided first, and then five hundred soldiers fought against each other.
The battlefield showed a one-sided situation, except for Gan Ning, who was still fighting with Chen Zhi, Wu Jun was put down half by Bai Yu soldiers in one photo. The elite under Liu Bei's command was extremely ruthless, and the places of attack were all vulnerable parts, and they were staggered enough to touch the opponent's battle.
And Wu Jun doesn't have any desperate thoughts, being a soldier in the grassland is all about making money, there is no need to fight desperately. After the white soldiers put them down, they stopped moving, and let them slowly crawl out of the battlefield. Don't think about standing and walking out, those who can stand are all targeted.
Sun Ce's heart ached even more, and the difference in combat effectiveness between the two sides was too great. It was useless for Gan Ning to fight no matter how much he could, and when the soldiers all lay down, hundreds of Bai Yu soldiers poured up, and ten Gan Ning couldn't escape the fate of being beaten.
Gan Ning didn't think about that, Chen Dao's martial arts were not bad, although they were not as good as Guan Zhang and others, they were not easy to deal with, and they didn't dare to be distracted at the moment, and they didn't have time to care about the soldiers.
Things were similar to what Sun Ce expected, in less than a quarter of an hour, only Gan Ning was still standing alone in the Wu army, and Bai Yu soldiers did not suffer any losses at all. Even though he was badly injured, he still insisted on standing on the field. Many soldiers besieged Gan Ning in a circle, but they were not in a hurry, but quietly watched the main general and the enemy general go head-to-head.
Gan Ning dodged a shot from Chen Zhi's stab and jumped back two steps, only to find that the battlefield had become quiet. Looking left and right, where are all his soldiers? Without thinking about it for a long time, Chen Zhi took advantage of his distraction and kicked him in the chest, knocking him to the ground. Chen Zhi's kick was like a signal, and a group of white soldiers went crazy and rushed up, punching and kicking.
The whole war ended with the defeat of the Wu army, and Gan Ning returned to Sun Ce with his head swollen into a pig's head. Zhou Yu patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, and his mood didn't change by half a point. When he was in the world, he was also a fierce general who dared to rob the camp with a hundred horses, and he had not fought a single war when he died, and he was aggrieved, too aggrieved.
Sun Ce is also aggrieved, but this kind of thing is nothing more than this, there will always be times when he is aggrieved. Even if he was so aggrieved, he still had to end the scene with a smile. Seeing Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang laughing so happily, I really wanted to go up and punch them twice! The two of them were happy, who was that old man? He was also smiling like a flower, this was looking down on him Sun Ce?
Sima Yi was a little inexplicable, what was the matter with the look that Sun Ce gave him just now? It was Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang who won him, what did it have to do with him Sima Yi? Did he remember the wrong revenge?
The two sides were about twenty paces apart, and each had only a few foot guards with them, and there were no cavalry or archers.
Sun Ce shouted: "Xuande Gong, Bai Yu soldiers are really the elite of the world, our army can't bear each other, now that the battle has ended, I will retire as promised, and if we have the opportunity in the future, we will make an appointment with Xuande Gong." ”
Liu Bei said with a smile: "Sun Bofu's great name, Bei Ye has heard of it for a long time, and he is worthy of being the overlord of Jiangdong." Sun Quan has half the courage of a general, so why should he be trapped in Jiangdong. ”
Zhou Yu also stepped forward and said: "Kong Ming, I will be defeated by you this time, and I will have a battle again in the future!"
"Okay, Governor Zhou, you and I will fight again in the future. ”
Sun Ce glanced at Sima Yi and asked Liu Bei, "Xuande Gong, who is this? I have never heard of such a person under the Han army before?"
Liu Bei introduced: "This is Sima Zhongda, who is also a generation of talents, not under Kong Ming. ”
Sima Yi saluted and said: "Sima Zhongda, I have seen General Sun and Governor Zhou. ”
Zhou Yu looked at him carefully and said, "It turns out that you are Sima Yi, and you have been famous for a long time. If you have leisure in the future, you might as well come to Jianye as a guest. ”
The two sides exchanged a few more words, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu slowly left, Liu Bei looked at their figures, squinted his eyes, and said: "Sun Ce has always had no city government, but he was defeated today, but he did not show the slightest displeasure, I don't think the Wu army will really withdraw the army." ”
Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "The lord is extremely good, I expect that the Wu army will not be far away, if the Wei army goes out of the city, they will not be sure to fight back." ”
"Strategist, will Ji An come out?"
"You might as well change the clothes of the Bai Yu soldiers with other soldiers, pretend to transfer the Bai Yu soldiers to the battlefield under the city, and if the Wu army returns, they will face the attack. No matter how far the Fei army is separated, ready to outflank at any time, the Wu army is coming, but it is just another defeat. ”
Liu Bei clapped his hands and said, "It should be like this! It should be like this!"
Sima Yi inexplicably felt a chill in his back, when he and Zhuge Liang played against Qi Shan, this old guy wouldn't be like this, right? They are all famous characters, why does Zhuge Liang have a handsome young face, and he can only be a seventy-year-old man? Look at Zhang Chunhua again, this old thing has returned to his youth, it is really annoying.
The pits of the Han army have been connected, and now many pits are being dug through and turned into a large pit. The closest place to Luoyang City was only ten steps away.
Cao Cao personally stood at the head of the city to supervise the battle, and the city was almost full of archers, and behind the archers were countless soldiers who were ready to drop stones, rolling logs, and trebuchets. Looking at the progress of the Han army again, Cao Cao was still very confused about Liu Bang's attempt, no matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like he had the intention of attacking the city. It is more like trying to enclose Luoyang City in a big pit, but what is the point of this? There are so many soldiers in his city that it is enough to open roads in the mountains and build bridges in the water, and the big pit is useless at all.
Will Liu Bang do useless things? Cao Cao shook his head vigorously, how could this be possible. Liu Bang is not a fool, and there are countless smart people around him, more than his own advisers.
Although I don't understand, I can't just let the Han army go. Raising his hand and pointing to the city, Cao Cao decreed: "Pass my order, release arrows, and kill the enemy!"
Countless arrows shot out from the city, and the Han soldiers dodged in all directions, making a mess.
A round of arrows was fired, and there was no trace of the Han army under the city. Many of the soldiers who had won the lottery fell in the Han camp, and their comrades helped to pull out the arrows from their bodies.
Chen Ping looked at it and said to Liu Bang: "Your Majesty, it's almost." ”
Liu Bang nodded and asked, "Have you calculated the direction of the wind?"
"Zhang Heng has already calculated the qi and wind direction of the next ten, and there is no problem. ”
"Well, let's do it, it's all up to you. ”
Chen Ping bowed and said, "The minister will not fail in his mission!"
The Han army began to fill the dug pit with hay, and there was a lot of lack in the pasture, but there was no shortage of grass. The grass is cut out and dried in the sun for two, and it is hay. After several years of preparation, it has been accumulated enough to cover ten Luoyang cities.
The hay was spread only in a deep pit on the side of the city wall, and it was spread haphazardly, and it was thrown into it.
Cao Cao and Guo Jia were shocked, this is to use fire to burn and bury Luoyang City in soot.
The Han army began to shoot arrows into the city, but the arrows were all smoothed, obviously not to kill the burden, and each arrow shaft was tied with a letter, which read, "Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, leading the army to recruit is not a way." Three days later, they would attack with fire, and they did not want the people in the city to suffer, so they sent a letter into the city. All residents in Luoyang City can withdraw from the east gate of Luoyang City, and the loss of family business will be borne by our Han family.
Another: Buying bricks from the Luoyang city wall, two pennies for a brick, how much you charge. Those who are interested can bring the bricks of the city wall to the Han camp outside the east gate to exchange them!"