Section 3: Dragon and Tiger Father and Son
On the same day, Sun Jian, who went south to aid Changsha, finally arrived at Changsha County. Sun Jian's army crossed the Changsha boundary monument for more than ten miles, and a group of heavily armored cavalry in armor suddenly appeared at the end of Sun Jian's field of vision. Although the number of the other party was only about fifty people, Sun Jian, who had always been vigilant, still did not dare to slack off, so he ordered: "The whole army is on alert and ready to meet the enemy!" ”
When this team of iron horsemen gradually approached, the "Sun" flag hung high on a car that followed closely at the end of the team, and finally showed their identities in front of Sun Jian's eyes. This team of iron cavalry is the Changsha garrison led by Han Dang, and it is Sun Jian's family members who are carried in the chariot.
Han Dang, who was outnumbered, was unable to resist Huang Yi's day and night siege in the end. The moment the city was broken, Han Dang wanted to emulate the sages and kill himself in one fell swoop. Thinking of the Sun Mansion, as well as the lord's family members, he dispelled his thoughts, led the only remaining elite iron horsemen, and rushed to the Sun Mansion. Later, he found the car, surrounded it, and went straight to the north gate to kill.
After several fierce battles along the way, Han Dang and this team of iron horsemen were already full of wounds. Their tenacious will to faithfully protect the Lord has sustained them in the most difficult of times. Perhaps it was their loyalty that moved the heavens and stars, and this cavalry guard of fifty men broke through the enemy's layers of obstacles as if with divine help. The moment they stepped out of the north gate, the broken body finally stopped adding marks; The tense nerves were finally relieved. Exhausted, some of them even lay on the horse's back, but their hands holding the reins of the horse were always firm, looking for the direction of the lord thousands of miles away.
Fortunately, they had only just walked less than 300 miles before they and the lord who had come to the rescue came to the rescue, and they gathered at the same place.
Han Dang saw the arrival of the lord, so he knelt down and said: "Han Dang has the great trust of the lord, please give the lord death immediately." ”
On top of the car, Sun Jian's family members also got out of the car to investigate.
Sun Jian knew very well that a mere 1,000 soldiers and horses could not withstand the siege of 10,000 enemy troops from all sides, and it was already a great achievement to protect the safety of the Sun family's elderly, children, women and children in such a battle situation. He personally helped Han Dang up and said, "General Han can't say this again." ”
Looking at the unscathed and peaceful family, and then looking at the blood-stained armor and the iron-clad escort with bruises all over his body, Sun Jian's long-dusted heart because of years of fighting, he couldn't help but be moved by this team of loyal and righteous people. He couldn't hide his admiration, choked back tears, walked slowly to the guards, bent down and said: "I, Sun Jian, am here, thank you for your great kindness." ”
Since ancient times, I have heard and worshipped many times, but how many times can I smell it? Sun Jian's bow not only moved the cavalry guards, but also shocked all the sergeants present. The sergeants were stunned, and Han Dang stepped forward to persuade: "Lord, there is a difference between the top and the bottom, this is what we should do." ”
"What should be, what should not, loyal and righteous people, all are guests, why not accept this worship?" Sun Jian said, "From now on, this group of iron cavalry is my Sun Jian's direct escort team, and no one has the right to command them except myself." ”
"I am willing to go to the soup for the Lord, and I will not give up." The convoy replied loudly. The 10,000 troops behind him also said in unison: "Exterminate the Yellow Relics and recapture Changsha!" Exterminate the Yellow Legacy and recapture Changsha! ”
Sun Tzu said: "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored." The soldiers of the Sun family army could shout to the death because of a moment of anger, but Sun Jian, who was responsible for the safety of the whole army, had to abandon his personal feelings and stand in the perspective of a bystander, carefully examining the pros and cons of whether to fight or not:
"The strength in the hands of me and Huang Yi is roughly one to one. If on weekdays, the two armies were in the wilderness and set up a battle to attack each other, Huang Yi would definitely not be the opponent of our army.
But now, my 10,000-strong army has marched nearly 1,000 miles in ten days, which can be described as a long time of labor. The soldiers and horses in the hands of Huang Yi were waiting for work and occupying the fortified city. Moreover, our army came in a hurry, and did not have siege equipment such as ladders and ramming vehicles. In this case, why fight? ”
After some weighing, Sun Jian had no choice but to order: "Withdraw to Luyang." ”
As the saying goes: "Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge." Sun Jian's concession at this time does not mean cowardice; On the contrary, his short-term concession was to preserve his vitality, and after the battle against Dong was over, he would settle the general account with Huang Yi and Liu Biao.
At this moment, Sun Ce, who attacked Liangdong, had also captured Liangdong bloodlessly with the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain. After the enemy general found out, he could not bear the humiliation, so he led 20,000 soldiers and horses and besieged Liangdong City. Seeing this, Sun Ce immediately hung up the war-free card and presented it to the enemy in a cowardly manner.
The enemy general, named Hu Zhen, was impatient and extremely self-serving. When he saw that the young Sun Ce had already hung up the battle-free wooden sign before he had even fought a fight, he couldn't help but think that Sun Ce was just a coward who was good at trickery and afraid of swords. He borrowed a lot of siege equipment from the surrounding friendly forces, intending to forcibly recapture Liangdong with siege battles.
At this time, Hu Zhen thought he was proud, but he didn't know that his every move was already in the calculations of others. Compared with the frivolous and impetuous Hu Zhen, Sun Ce, who is calm and leisurely on the city tower, seems to be more general.
When he was young, Hu Zhen bent his bow, put on an arrow, and with a "whoosh", he shot the wooden sign of the war-free and said, "Siege." ”
"Knock knock ......" In the rumbling war drums, several teams of slingers under Hu Zhen's tent first launched a fierce attack on Liangdong Chengguo. The originally flawless city, under the scattered piles of boulders, instantly bred traces of debut.
Under the cover of the slingers, the infantry pushing the ladders and ramming the carts, as well as thousands of crossbowmen, quickly advanced towards the city of Liangdong. Due to the effect of land attraction, the siege soldiers under Hu Zhen's tent were first exposed to the range of Sun's army, so he ordered: "Release the arrows!" "Under the condescending suppression of the Sun family's army, Hu Zhenjun will pay a heavy price for every step forward. With thousands of soldiers dying in the long journey, the crossbowmen of the Hu Zhen army finally gained range, so they bent their bows and arrows to counter. The infantrymen who pushed the ladder and rushed the car to death finally got some respite. After a few moments, the crashing car finally reached the gate of Liangdong. In Liangdong City, a team of Sun family soldiers guarding the city gate immediately defended with their bodies. The infantry pushing the ladder finally set up the ladder under Liangdong City at this moment. Under the orderly resistance of the Sun family's army, although Hu Zhen's army tried its best, it was never able to attack the city tower.
"General Hu, withdraw!" Hu Zhenbu said.
"If I withdraw, how can I save face!" Hu Zhen said, "Give me the siege, continue to attack the city!" ”
"This is Sun Ce's plan to lure the enemy into depth, if the general does not retreat, he will fall into his agitated plan." The general said, "If the general continues to fight, I am afraid that the whole army will be annihilated, and by then, his life will be gone, but there will be a shame!" ”
Hu Zhen sighed "sigh" and said, "Mingjin collected his troops and retreated to Yique Pass to rest." ”
After the incident, according to the battle reports of both sides, it can be known that Hu Zhen's army killed more than 4,000 people and seriously injured more than 3,000 people, and most of the soldiers were slightly injured. On Sun Ce's side, there were only a few hundred killed; the number of seriously injured is less than 1,000; The number of minor injuries only reached more than 1,000.
Since then, Sun Ce has become famous. Yuan Shu, who is located in Luyang, even praised: "Giving birth to a child should be like Sun Bofu." The story of Sun Ce's fame in the first battle can't help but be passed down from mouth to mouth on the streets.