Chapter 167 - A fire in the backyard, Sun Jian raised troops
It is said that Zhao Kuangyin, who was chasing Cao Cao, immediately realized that he had fallen into a plan after receiving the news of Li Cunxiao's failed sneak attack on Luling. Pulled out the camp overnight and gave up Cao Cao. After packing up the grain and grass that came along the road, he returned to Guiyang County along the road.
The Qin army had just left Yinshan and arrived in Guiyang County. Zhao Kuangyin received urgent reports for help from all over the place, just when Zhao Kuangyin was anxious to face the urgent news from all over the country. There was also news from the rear that there was a Jiujiang Army chasing behind him.
Faced with one bad news after another, Zhao Kuangyin quickly stabilized his mind, and then discussed with the generals the strategy of retreating from the enemy. In the end, Zhao Kuangyin, at the suggestion of Zhao Pu, decided to divide the 150,000 troops into three ways. Rush to various areas for rescue.
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Just when Zhao Kuangyin's troops were divided into three routes, the various armies of the Chu army had already launched a comprehensive attack on the Guiyang area!
First, Xiang Yu led 30,000 troops from Nanye to attack Shaoguan and take Qujiang directly.
Zhao Yun and Qin Ming led 20,000 troops and came straight from Luling to Chaling.
Meng Heng led 10,000 troops, came out of Yichun, and went straight to Benxian.
The purpose of the three Chu armies is the same, to first capture the counties and towns around Linzhou, and then create a siege of Guiyang!
What Xiang Yu has to do is to drive the Qin army out of Guiyang in one fell swoop! After all, the 200,000 Qin army is a big problem for Xiang Yu at any time.
After all, others don't know this Zhao Kuangyin's ambition, but Xiang Yu himself knows!
Chen Qiao's mutiny, a glass of wine, and the release of military power are enough to show that Zhao Kuangyin has to be ambitious, and he is still a real hypocrite!
This kind of person must be eliminated as soon as possible, and if it becomes a climate in the future, it will be just as difficult to deal with!
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In Gyeyang, the hot summer of August is coming to an end.
However, the battle between the Chu army and the Qin army has just entered the white-hot stage. In the past half a month, the Qin army and the Chu army have fought dozens of times, and both sides have their own victories and defeats.
Among them, the biggest result of the Chu army was that Xiang Yu personally led the troops and took Shaoguan and Qujiang. pocketed one-third of the grain and grass of the Qin army.
And Zhao Yun and Qin Ming fought an encounter with 50,000 people led by Zhao Kuangyin on the way.
In this battle, it can be said that the Chu army suffered heavy casualties. As for the reason, it is because nearly half of the Qin army under Zhao Kuangyin is a heavy armor soldier!
Zhao Yun and Qin Ming saw it, and immediately turned to harassing Zhao Kuangyin's army at the suggestion of Xu Maogong.
Xiang Yu also realized the importance of the arms from this battle, and a plan was secretly formed in his heart.
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After the Jiujiang army received the news that the Chu army had sent troops, Cao Cao immediately ordered Xiahoudun to lead 30,000 people to pursue. In one fell swoop, the Qin army was completely driven out of Changsha County!
Just when Xiahoudun planned to cross Yin Mountain overnight and form an encirclement of the Qin army with the Chu army.
But bad news suddenly came from the rear, and there was a rebellion in Jingzhou. Moreover, the rebels were strong, and soon swept through Wuling, Yiling and other areas. And it has already marched towards Changsha, and is currently attacking Dongting and other areas.
Cao Cao only had no more than 20,000 troops in his hands at this time, so he had no choice but to order Xiahoudun to rush back to King Qin.
In this regard, Xiahoudun could only look up to the sky and sigh, so he stopped his troops and returned to Changsha.
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Let's say that the one who rebelled in Jingzhou was the richest local man - the Sun family!
The legend of this Sun family is a descendant of Sun Wu, a military strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period. At the end of the Warring States period, he began to do business for generations, and he did not know how deep his financial resources were now.
The current head of the Sun family, named Sun Ce, is only twenty-one years old, and it is said that there are three generations from his great-grandfather to his father, and when he arrives, he has an extra younger brother.
His grandfather died young, and then he gave the position of head of the family to his only son, Sun Ce's father Sun Wentai!
This Sun Wentai has only been in charge of the Sun family for five years, and like his grandfather, he braided his hair early. In this way, the grandson family, who had a big family, had to be handed over to his grandmother.
When Sun Wentai left, Sun Ce was only twelve years old, and his younger brother Sun Quan was not yet five years old.
After his grandmother's hard work, he finally raised the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan to adulthood. So that the two brothers can stand alone.
As for why the two brothers of the Sun family openly raised troops against Cao, it started from a year ago, when Cao Cao accepted Zhang Liang's suggestion and suppressed the family.
This Sun family has a big business, and there are hundreds of people alone. According to Cao Cao's order, the tax paid in this quarter is the number of days!
And the Sun family also secretly organized family soldiers! At the end of the Qin Dynasty, in order to protect themselves, the Sun family recruited some heroes from the green forest as guests. Actually organize the army!
When Sun Ce was in power, because Sun Ce advocated force and was quite ambitious, he recruited more private troops! Originally, Sun Ce thought that now the princes of the world are fighting chaotically, and no one can supervise him. But I never thought that this King of Jiujiang would fall into the hands of Cao Cao.
And Cao Cao first suppressed the big families, and then strictly investigated the rich merchants in various places. As long as he finds some clues, he will be fined at the lightest, and beheaded at the worst, and all his family business will be used as military expenses.
In fact, the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan have long wanted to rise up against Cao. But I haven't been able to find a good opportunity! This time, I heard that Cao Cao's vitality was greatly injured, so even if he seized the opportunity, he united with dozens of wealthy families in Jingzhou to command 50,000 troops and raise troops against Cao!
In just ten days, they took Jingzhou, Yiling and other areas, and replenished the troops along the way, and in just a few days, the rich families in these areas had the money to contribute, and they had the strength to unite and unanimously resist Cao Cao.
By the time the coalition army arrived at Dongting, it had grown to 70,000 people!
Of course, among these 70,000 people, there is naturally a lot of water. Among them, the elite division is afraid that there are only 15,000 private soldiers of the Sun family. Everyone else can be said to be a bunker or cannon fodder.
But it was the number of 70,000 people that frightened the county guards and county officials in Yiling and other places. Along the way, Sun Ce's troops did not encounter strong resistance.
That's why in such a short period of time, half of the Jinghu area was taken. And the county guard of Dongting Lake obviously did not buy the accounts of Sun Ce's rebels.
Even if he stopped his 5,000 men and horses, he defended the cave court. At the same time, he also sent someone to send a letter to Cao Cao, asking Cao Cao to send troops to support him quickly.
Although there are only 5,000 men and horses in the hands of Dongting Taishou, don't underestimate these 5,000 county soldiers! This Dongting Ben is close to the mountains and water, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Now that there are 5,000 men and horses in the city, desperately resisting, Sun Ce naturally can't break the enemy for a while, so he can only slowly use cannon fodder to consume the defenders in Dongting City.
And after Sun Ce lost more than 15,000 people after three days and three nights of attack, he finally climbed the tower of Dongting City.
Successfully won Dongting Lake!
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