Chapter 529: Shield
In the face of the cruel truth, Sun Ce had to accept it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
He gritted his teeth, tore up the Lu Su urgent report in his hand a few times, and threw it into the wind.
"Pang Shiyuan, didn't you expect that the pottery thief wanted to destroy the Shu army and wanted to destroy Shu? Why did he attack me Chaisang? Sun Ce looked back at Pang Tong, and the praise in his eyes had disappeared and been replaced by complaint.
"Tong really didn't expect that the pottery thief would ...... How could it ......" Pang Tong also looked panicked and embarrassed, unable to believe that the potter would make such an astonishing move, and did not know how to face Sun Ce's questioning.
Sun Ce was so angry, which confirmed that the urgent report was true, and the soldiers of the Wu army on the left and right were even more in an uproar, and the Wu army, which was originally high-spirited, fell into surprise and hesitation in a blink of an eye.
"The pottery thief attacked Chaisang with treachery, and now our mountains have been leveled, and the military strength has recovered, just taking advantage of the pottery thief's unstable foothold, immediately go west, recapture Chaisang, and then attack Jingzhou in one go!"
In the midst of the uproar, there was a veteran who came out angrily and generously asked Sun Ce for battle.
Sun Ce looked over, but saw that the heroic general was one of the three veterans of Wu State, Han Dang, who was as famous as Cheng Pu.
Han Dang's generosity and arrogance were like a scorching wind, which quickly blew away the haze that shrouded Sun Ce's heart.
Pang Tong took advantage of the situation and said: "The old general Yigong is reasonable, although the pottery thief defrauded Chaisang, but its main naval army is still on the front line of Jiangling, and it is dragged by Liu Zhang. β
Pang Tong's words boosted Sun Ce's arrogance, and he regained his pride at the moment, and the rest of the generals, under the infection of his self-confidence, all regained their confidence, and the blow caused by the loss of Chaisang to them was soon replaced by the anger of revenge.
"Can you have the confidence to take back Chaisan with this king!?" When Sun Ce saw that the morale of the generals had been restored, he shouted majestically.
"I am willing to return Chaisang with the king and take revenge!" Tai Shici was the first to jump out, waved the halberd in his hand, and shouted in response.
"Take back Chaisang, take revenge!"
"Take back Chaisang, take revenge!"
The surrounding Wu generals roared in unison, and the strong revenge battle intent rose into the sky like a raging fire.
Sun Ce's face was cold and murderous, his gaze turned to the west, and he snorted coldly: "Tao thief, do you think that if you steal this king's chaisang, you will be able to keep it, you really underestimate this king!" β
Without further ado, Sun Ce did not hesitate, and on the same day, he led tens of thousands of Wu troops to march west along the Jiangxi and rushed towards Chaisang.
A few days later, Sun Ce's army arrived at Pengze east of Chaisang, and Lusu, who had retreated from Chaisang's defeat, was afraid that after the potters captured Chaisang, they would continue to raise troops to the east, so they retreated into the city first to wait for Sun Ce's reinforcements.
After Sun Ce's army arrived, he heard the bad news of Cheng Pu's capture, and he was shocked again, and at the same time, he was shocked.
At that moment, Sun Ce ordered the army to rest for a day, and marched westward with the whole army, and the 50,000 sailors came to kill Benchaisang.
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The potter had not expected that Sun Ce would be eager to come and recapture Chaisang, and he was ready to fight.
Although the pottery merchant navy is small, the 80,000 main infantry is already on the way to Chaisang, just waiting for the arrival of the soldiers and horses, which is enough to make up for the weakness of the lack of sailors.
It's just that at the critical moment, the potter received bad news.
The 80,000 infantry troops who were rushing were unexpectedly halfway up, unaccustomed to the water and soil, and dysentery and epidemic spread among the army, and they could no longer come in time.
Such a sudden situation disrupted the overall layout of the potter.
The great Wei soldiers of the pottery merchants, most of whom were children in the north, rushed thousands of miles from Jizhou and other northern places to the south like Jingzhou, and it was normal for them to have epidemics.
However, what the potter didn't expect was that if he didn't send it early or late, he would send it at this juncture.
In desperation, the potters could only order Bian Que to return to Jingzhou in a hurry to control the epidemic, and at the same time ordered 80,000 infantry troops to rest on the spot and stop coming to Chaisang.
The information of the meticulous workers rushed like snowflakes, and the number of Sun Ce's army, as well as the situation of the generals accompanying the army, were soon placed on the table of the potter.
According to Zhang Liang's sub-judgment, the tactics of the Wu army were mostly to first break the water army of Ma Yuan and Ganning, control the water control of the Yangtze River, and then cross Chaisang with part of the troops, control the waterway between Xiakou and Chaisang, cut off the grain route of the potters, and cut off the armies of the potters in the area of the south bank, and then besiege them wantonly.
Since the main force of infantry could not arrive, in order to make up for the disadvantage of insufficient troops, the pottery merchants used Zhang Liang's strategy to lay a cross-river iron chain on the Yangtze River again to block the river and prevent the Wu people's naval army from advancing westward.
At the same time, the potters distributed more than 10,000 cavalry on the north and south banks of the river where Chaisang was located, preventing the Wu army from bypassing Chaisang and cutting off his grain route.
The strategy of the pottery merchant was to block the Wu army east of Chaisang, and force the Wu army to give full play to the advantages of the water army, so as to force the Wu people to land and engage in a land battle with him.
Although the pottery merchant had few soldiers and horses, he had more than 10,000 iron cavalry, and he was absolutely confident that he could defeat Sun Ce.
A few days later.
The potter stands at the east gate of Chaisang, looking at the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, as far as the eye can see, but seeing the junction of heaven and water, a thick line gradually appears.
Soon the sound of a distant and empty horn sounded in his ears, coming from the end of the heavenly water, and each sound was full of high-spirited murderous intent .
"Sun Ce, let's finally meet again, let this king see, what can you do to break through this king's iron lock Hengjiang array......"
Looking at the surging enemy army, the corner of the potter's mouth raised a sneer, and there was no trace of jealousy in the eagle's eyes, only strong self-confidence.
The potters are full of confidence and confidence, but the soldiers on the left and right can't help but get nervous.
Everyone's eyes were cast on the river, where the five thousand naval army was ready to meet the tenfold Wu naval army.
On the river, on the two wings of 18 fighting ships, 70 or 80 iron chains of different lengths are staggered and connected to each other, forming five iron nets, which run from north to south, sealing the east-west passage of the Yangtze River.
At the same time, nearly 200 ships are lined up on both sides of the Yangtze River, forming a horn trend, guarding the two wings connecting the river bank with iron chains.
In the middle of the iron lock array, there is a huge building ship, which was captured by Ma Yuan from Cheng Pu's hands, at this moment, this warship was dragged by a few hundred catties of iron anchors, and was steadily moored in the middle of the river, becoming the hub of the two wings connected by iron chains.
On the top deck of the ship, Ma Yuan hugged the halberds, staring coldly in the direction of the east, looking at the sky downstream.
At this moment, the naval army of more than 6,000 people, mainly with horse aid and Gan Ning as the auxiliary, and this iron lock across the river, are like a wall on the river, blocking the way for the Wu army to advance westward.
If Sun Ce wants to take Chaisang and regain the right to control the water of the Yangtze River, he can only break through this iron lock across the river and defeat Ma Yuan.
In the downstream direction, at the end of Tianshui, the shadow of the cloud sail gradually rose, and after a while, the boundless sail shadow crashed into the eyes of the Wei soldiers.
The vast sail shadow, like a cloud falling on the earth, clings to the surface of the river, overwhelmingly moving closer, how terrifying the momentum is.
Soon, the potter saw the enemy's position clearly, it was a huge fleet of thousands of warships, countless flags tumbling like waves, and a rough estimate of at least 50,000 sailors.
At this moment, such a huge naval fleet is rushing in such a mighty way, with great momentum and compelling momentum.
"Sun Ce, it seems that you have pacified Shanyue, otherwise why would you suddenly become more lenient, and you can bring out so many sailors......" The potter's brows condensed slightly, and he sneered in his mouth.
Fang Zi sighed, and the pottery merchant flicked his hand without hesitation, and shouted: "Send an order to Ma Wenyuan, let him and his soldiers stick to the iron lock Hengjiang Formation, even if they fight to the last soldier, they are not allowed to retreat!" β
Whether he can hold the iron lock array is directly related to whether the potter can hold Chaisang, and whether he can successfully implement the strategy of exterminating Wu.
If he loses today, it means that the strategy of destroying Wu will be postponed again, and the potter has no patience to spend it with Sun Ce, this time, he must destroy Wu.
In a moment, the fleet of the Wu people went up the river, speeding like the wind, and approached in a blink of an eye.
Chaisang City is only a few miles away from the river bank, with the towering city wall, the potter can clearly see the formation of the Wu army's fleet, and he can even vaguely see the enemy ship, the "Wu" character Wang flag flying in the wind.
In the eyes of the potter, there was no trace of jealousy, only endless self-confidence, and said coldly: "Sun Ce, this king wants to see if it is your spear that is sharp, or my general Fubo's shield is strong!" β
Dajiang, on the flagship of the ship, Ma Yuan held a big gun, proudly facing the surging Wu army, and the words calm as a mountain were always written on his cold face.
In the field of vision, the Wu military ship was approaching, and the time had come, Ma Yuan waved his hand without hesitation, and shouted: "Hang Cheng Pu's shield for Ben General!" β
The order was handed down, and several soldiers quickly dragged Cheng Pu out of the inner cabin and hung him at the front of the ship.
The style of the potter, has always been the one who insults me, he will be killed, when the schedule is so arrogant, the reason why the potter did not kill him is to use him as a shield today.
If the Wu people want to attack the iron lock array, they must use a strong bow and a hard crossbow to open the way, and only after the battleship approaches the iron lock formation can they use their means, and now Cheng Pu is hanging in front, if the Wu army wants to attack hard, Cheng Pu must be shot to death first.
Cheng Pu is extremely famous, he is a veteran of Wu Guoyuan, if Sun Ce does not hesitate to shoot Cheng Pu in order to take down Chaisang, it will inevitably cause a great blow to the morale of the Wu soldiers, and seriously affect his reputation in the eyes of the Wu people.
If Sun Ce threw a rat trap and did not dare to attack, it would just fall into the hands of the potter.
The potter can sit and wait for Bian Que to cure the epidemic in the follow-up main force, and when the 80,000 main force arrives, see how Sun Ce is still alive.
On the east side of the Yangtze River, in front of the main fleet of the State of Wu, there were still many patrol ships, and the soldiers on those patrol ships quickly noticed the abnormal situation in the iron lock formation of the Wei army, and found that there was a person hanging out of the front end of the building ship.
With Cheng Pu's status in the Wu army, no one in the Wu army recognized it, and after a closer look, he naturally recognized it in horror that Cheng Pu was hanging there.
Frightened, these patrol boats immediately turned around and sent this astonishing news to Sun Ce's flag.
In the Wu army's array, on the huge flagship of the building ship, Sun Ce, who was wearing silver armor and holding a silver spear, was looking at the west proudly with confidence on his face at this moment.
Not far away, the Chaisang City that originally belonged to him, he could see it very clearly, it was how much manpower and material resources he used, and it took nearly ten years to manage it.
Who would have thought that this painstaking town would fall into the hands of potters so easily.
As soon as he thought of this, Sun Ce felt fire in his heart, and gritted his teeth and scolded: "Pottery thief, what belongs to me, I must take it back today!" β
Sun Ce's body, the fierce killing machine was already raging, and the silver spear in his hand was slowly raised, pointing to the west, ready to give the order to attack.
"Wait, Great! Waitβ" At this moment, Lu Su rushed onto the deck, interrupting Sun Ce's pace.