Yuan Rui and Zhou Zhengzhi were frowning in Luoyang City, and thousands of miles away in Shicheng County, which had just been recaptured by the imperial court from the rebels for ten days, there was also one person who was very distressed, and he was Sun Rong. Under the unfavorable situation of Hu Dun's 500,000 army being lost, Sun Rong tried his best to finally take this stronghold, and his 10,000 soldiers finally did not have to be scattered around Huaiwu. The situation was so favorable that he should have been happy, but since the envoy from Hu Dun's army came, he could no longer laugh, but instead he was full of worry and entanglement, this messenger's name was Hu Jinshan, and he was Hu Dun's eldest son.

It turned out that Hu Dun led his 500,000-strong army deep into the enemy's territory in high spirits, intending to wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop. But waste is a waste after all, you can't be a hero, a few hard battles, the soldiers in your hands are getting fewer and fewer, and now you are with the only remaining 10,000 horses and 30,000 rebels besieged in Guangwu County can not break through, so in desperation, I sent my son Hu Jinshan to run out to ask for help from Sun Rong, who has suddenly risen in recent days, hoping to fight the rebels inside and outside with him.

Coincidentally, the general of the opposing army is also the former Yingyang Zhen general Lian Dayong who can arouse Sun Rong's desire to fight, but Sun Rong has just finished a hard battle, and the army has not yet been fully repaired, if he rashly enters another hard battle, he is afraid that there will be a danger of annihilation.

Seeing Sun Rong bowing his head and pondering, Hu Jinshan was a little breathless, and called softly: "General Sun? ”

Sun Rong raised his head in response and gave him a dilemma expression, which made Hu Jinshan feel a chill in his heart. Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Sun Rong opened his mouth and said: "Young General, you see that Sun only has 10,000 tired people here......"

Hu Jinshan didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and hurriedly took over the conversation: "General Sun, you are too modest, and now no one in Dawei knows the legendary deeds of General Sun, who broke through 70,000 rebels with a thousand recklessness." As long as you, General Sun, come out, then even Dayong is a fart! ”

A smug smile appeared at the corner of Sun Rong's mouth, although he was now standing on the side of the imperial court and being the enemy of the rebels, but sometimes he couldn't help but be a little grateful to Yu Chenglie, Lian Dayong and others, if it weren't for their rebellion, the impression of the people of the world on Sun Rong would always be that of Sun Tai, the owner of Huaiwuwu, and he would not even call him "General Sun" with a little admiration as he is now.

Sun Rong was still immersed in his soaring sense of superiority, and Hu Jinshan hit the railroad while it was hot: "If General Sun can help this time, he is not only a great hero of the imperial court, but also a great benefactor of my father and son, with my Hu family's status in the imperial court, the future of the general is unlimited!" ”

Sun Rong was really moved, but he was still a little puzzled: "I heard that the official army of Zeng Changtao, the assassin of Shizhou, is not far from here, and the number is not less than Sun and the morale is strong for many days, why don't the young general ask him for help?" ”

Hu Jinshan's face showed disdain: "General Sun's words!" How can Zeng Changtao be compared to a general? After hesitating for a moment, he mysteriously approached Sun Rong's ear, "And we suspect that there is a traitor in the court, he was a human or a ghost, and now I don't know, how can my father and son entrust their lives to him?" ”

Sun Rong was shocked: "Is the young general's words true?" ”

Hu Jinshan nodded slowly: "Although my father and son are not as brave as General Sun, they are not straw bales, right?" Isn't the general curious about why he was defeated again and again at the hands of the rebels? Before the two armies could fight, the rebels ambushed our army by the roadside in advance; In addition, the military rations that the imperial court had managed to allocate to us a few days ago were robbed by the rebels unknowingly. Could it be that he Yu Chenglie is an immortal, can he pinch it? ”

Sun Rong secretly scolded in his heart, you still have the imperial court to supply military rations, but I, Sun Rong, can only rely on myself everywhere, and the imperial court is really partial! However, after complaining secretly, he was still shocked by Hu Jinshan's news, if there is really a traitor, how will the battle be fought in the future?

Seeing that his digression once again brought Sun Rong into contemplation, Hu Jinshan hurriedly urged: "What is General Sun thinking about?" ”

After all, Sun Rong had not yet reached the point where he made a decision as soon as his mind was hot, so he stabilized Hu Jinshan and said: "Young General wait a minute, let Sun confirm the people again, see how many soldiers can be transferred, and then reply to the young general, okay?" ”

Hu Jinshan looked anxious, but he was helpless: "General Sun will go early and return early!" ”

After settling Hu Jinshan, Sun Rong urgently summoned his generals to discuss. After Sun Rong explained the situation, everyone expressed their opinions, and the atmosphere was warm.

Bai Sang: "Hu Dun is a general appointed by the imperial court to conquer the north, and he has the power to control all kinds of armies, if you don't save him, I am afraid that he will retaliate in the future." ”

Sun Wei: "At present, the morale of our army is like a rainbow, and it is a good opportunity to make war exploits again!" ”

Sun Zhao: "Even Dayong is the real murderer of the old dock master, and we can't let him go in public or private!" ”

Everyone said a word, and their opinions were quite unanimous in favor of sending troops. To tell the truth, Hu Jinshan said in a few words, Sun Rong actually wanted to fight in his heart, but he was worried about low morale so he hesitated, and now he was relieved when he saw the eagerness of his subordinates: "Since the brothers all want to fight, then let's discuss the marching plan." He turned his head and ordered his soldiers to fetch the map.

Maybe the scene just now was too noisy, Sun Xiu couldn't interject for a while, and at this time everyone else was silent, he finally seized the opportunity to express his opinion: "Lian Dayong has led troops for many years, and he is not comparable to Tie Li's kind of sword and pen officer, and the last general thinks that we need to be cautious to deal with him with our current strength." ”

When Sun Rong heard this, he immediately became angry: "Since the plan has been decided, don't say anything that is not conducive to morale!" ”

Sun Xiu: "But ......"

Sun Rong didn't wait for him to finish: "Your cringe-eyed personality is exactly the same as your father, since you are so afraid, you don't have to go this expedition, stay in Stone City!" ”

When Sun Rong appeared in front of Hu Jinshan again, Hu Jinshan's heart was beating nervously, and he asked cautiously with a trembling voice, "How?" ”

Sun Rong smiled and nodded: "Please sneak back to Guangwu first and inform General Hu that Sun will arrive in Guangwu in three days, and then our two armies will attack inside and outside, first work together to defeat the rebels in the west of the city, and then take advantage of the victory to sweep the entire battlefield and win Lian Dayong in one fell swoop!" ”

Hu Jinshan nodded again and again: "Okay!" Good! That's it! General Sun raised the fire as a trumpet that day and attacked Tieli with Qiuwu, why don't we do the same this time? ”

Sun Rong secretly scolded stupidly: "As long as the young general sees Sun attacking the city, he will go out of the city to help the battle, why do you need any signal?" ”

Hu Jinshan smiled awkwardly: "That's right! That's right! ”

Sending Hu Jinshan away, Sun Rong immediately began to arrange the march, although Sun Rong only brought 7,000 men and horses to fight, but it was also the maximum limit he could send at present. In addition to Sun Xiu, all the deacon-level generals of Yuan Huaiwu participated in the battle, after all, the opponent was too strong, and Sun Rong did not dare to hold it up. And Hu Jinshan's remarks that there was an inner ghost in the imperial court also completely dispelled Sun Rong's idea of contacting the rest of the imperial army to act together

Running all the way, Sun Rong garrisoned in the dense forest southwest of Guangwu, and used it as a base for a short repair. At this time, there was still one day left before the agreed period, and Sun Chaozong conducted a reconnaissance of the enemy army as usual. The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and Sun Rong greeted him in person with anticipation: "How is it?" What is the situation? ”

Sun Chaozong looked excited: "Thanks to the general's strict order to hide our whereabouts, even Dayong has not discovered us at this time, its main force is in the Yuzhangmen in the north of the city, tomorrow we suddenly attack its garrison in the west of the city, we will be able to catch them off guard!" ”

Everyone jumped for a moment when they heard this, as if they could already see Lian Dayong's face that was lost and distorted by defeat.

With the information brought by Sun Chaozong, Sun Rong's pre-war mobilization the next day was also extremely impassioned: "Brothers! The time to prove my bloody nature has finally arrived! The blood debt must be paid in blood! Huaiwu's enemies, even if they are far away, will be hunted down to the end! Now that Lian Dayong is close at hand, we will never allow him to see the sun tomorrow! Kill! The wind and clouds were beating the drums of war, and Sun Rong roared and led the army to rush towards the enemy formation.

Because it was not the main direction of attack, most of the rebels besieging the west of Guangwu City, except for a few soldiers standing guard and patrolling, sat in the tent and chatted together, bragging about the sky, and suddenly heard the sentry shouting: "Enemy attack!" Immediately after that, there was the sound of earth-shattering horses' hooves falling to the ground, and he hurriedly picked up his weapons and went out to check. I saw that countless soldiers and horses were pouring out of the dense forest in front of them like a black tide, and they were sweeping towards them at an astonishing speed.

The rebels were in formation, and Sun Rong had already led the army to kill them. The two armies collided, and in an instant, the mountains and rivers trembled, the shouts of killing and the roars became one, and the smell of blood and sweat were mixed. Caught off guard, the rebels' formation was instantly disrupted. But Lian Dayong is worthy of being a veteran who has led troops for many years, his army and the rabble led by Tie Li are simply different from mud, after a short period of chaos, the two wings quickly approached and reorganized the formation, and Sun Rongjun did not get much bargain. Although Sun Rong's army was equal in number to the rebels in the west of the city, they were all highly motivated and had a slight upper hand in the battle with the rebels. Now this rebel army is fighting with Sun Rong with all their might, as long as Hu Dun is killed from the city, they will only die if they are attacked by the enemy.

From noon to the end of the battle, Hu Dun had not yet appeared, and the military spirit on Sun Rong's side had begun to waver, and he himself took the time to glance at the closed city gate in front of him from time to time, restless. At this point in the battle, even Dayong had gradually eased up, and continued to draw troops from all directions to put them into the battlefield, while Sun Rong's side gradually felt overwhelmed, and the signs of defeat began to appear.

Sun Zhao said to Sun Rong worriedly: "General, let's withdraw!" If you don't retreat, it will be too late, and in the end you will cover most of the retreat! ”

Sun Rong still had a glimmer of hope: "Wait a little longer! ”

After fighting for a while, seeing that there were more and more rebels, and if they didn't retreat, they would really be surrounded, Sun Wei found Sun Rong from the rear in time: "General! Oh no! Hu Dun took advantage of Lian Dayong to be restrained by us, and led their people to break through from the east of the city and run! ”