"Huang Zu, humanitarian, you are a famous general under Liu Jingsheng; Why, now that I see Sun Wentai, is it just such a small ambush strategy? ”

Sun Jian shouted and scolded under the city, and his words were full of mockery. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info I think you Huang Zu lives in Jingzhou, and you can't even beat me as a Sun Jian from other places, isn't it a great shame?

In the face of Sun Jian's scolding, Huang Zu's violent temper really couldn't bear it, and immediately shouted to the generals on the side: "Open the city gate, I want to fight with Sun Jian!" ”

The general hurriedly admonished: "General Huang, just now we haven't been able to get much advantage by sneaking up on Sun Jian, isn't it too reckless to go out of the city to meet the enemy now?" ”

Another person also said: "Lu Gong has been in ambush in Sun Jian's army for half a year, so it's better for me to wait for him to act." ”

Huang Zuqiang held back his anger and asked in a deep voice, "Has Gong Lu sent any news during this time?" ”

"We only know that he is now under Sun Jian's eldest son Sun Ce, and now that Sun Jian and Sun Ce are in trouble, I don't know if Duke Lu can find an opportunity to assassinate Sun Jian."

Huang Zu gritted his teeth, he didn't expect that in this assault, Sun Jianjun's casualties could not withstand himself; Although it is a good strategy to hold Fancheng now, if he leads a small army to surround Fancheng, and he himself crosses the Han River and attacks Xiangyang, how can it be good?

You must know that more than half of Xiangyang's army is in the hands of his Huang Zu, and there are only thousands of men and horses in the entire Xiangyang to defend.

"Lei Lie, open the door!"

The two of them were surprised when they saw this, and they were busy trying to stop it, but Huang Zu had already made up his mind, and then he looked firm, but he was afraid that the eight horses would not be able to pull it back; The two are helpless, who made him the main general? It can only arrange military horses and prepare to go out of the city to meet the enemy.

Sun Jian looked at Huang Zu on the city tower below, and continued to add fuel and vinegar: "Huang Zu, how can you still be called a famous general in Jingxiang?" ”

However, he didn't expect his moves to be really useful, Huang Zu was short-tempered and couldn't stand the method of agitation at all; After a while, he saw Fan Cheng open the city gate, Huang Zu took the lead, charged forward, and shouted in his mouth: "Sun Jian Xiao'er Hugh wants to be presumptuous, how can Huang Zu be afraid of you?" ”

"Hahaha! Shoot the arrows of the whole army! ”

Sun Jian gave an order, and the bows and crossbows in the army array were fired, like a meteor shower in the sky, slamming the enemy army; Huang Zu ordered the whole army to line up their shields, intending to survive this period and wait for the enemy to run out of arrows before making a decision.

"Cheng Pu, are you leading five thousand people to storm the enemy formation!"

Cheng Pu took the order, and soon led five thousand elites to rush up; Under the two offsets, Huang Zu was defeated, broke many soldiers and horses, and lost his armor after being beaten, and wanted to return to Fancheng to regroup.

However, when he walked to the moat, the bridge was pulled up, and he saw a middle-aged general standing on top of Fancheng, laughing and saying: "Incompetent Huang Zu, this Fancheng has been acquired by my lord!" ”

It turned out that Sun Jian was tempting the enemy on one side, and Huang Gai led 5,000 soldiers and horses on the other side to make a roundabout, and after Huang Zu left the city, he captured Fancheng by water, and nearly 1,000 soldiers in Fancheng were all killed, so they captured Fancheng.

"Sun Jian is hateful!"

Huang Zu wailed, and was shot back by the random arrows in the city; He knew that Fancheng had been breached, and there were still Sun Jian's pursuers behind him, so he could only turn around, cross the Han River by another way, and return to Xiangyang to plan for the great cause.

Sun Jian is worthy of being the queen of Sun Wu, the soldiers are treacherous, and he has a good plan, Huang Zu realized that he was too big; If it hadn't been for the guarantee ticket from Liu Biao before the military order, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape death if I go back this time.

Sun Jian didn't plan to chase and fight, Fancheng had already fallen, Xiangyang was on the opposite side of the Han River, as long as he used the ferry of Fancheng to transport all 30,000 soldiers and horses to the south of the river, he only needed to surround Xiangyang, then Liu Biao would definitely lose!

He ordered the three armies to reorganize their troops and horses in Fancheng, and crossed the river two days later.

Huang Zu rushed back to Xiangyang to meet Liu Biao in the starry night, Liu Biao was discussing with everyone about dealing with Sun Jian, and suddenly heard that Huang Zu was coming, knowing that Fancheng was lost, but he could only sigh helplessly. This failed to block Sun Jian in Jiangbei, and the next battlefield was his place of governance, Xiangyang.

Looking at Huang Zu with a tired face, Liu Biao ordered him to go down to rest first and wait for dispatch at any time, but at this time, Cai Mao on the side stood up and said: "Lord, General Huang Zu once made a military order, and now he has only brought thousands of soldiers and horses back to Xiangyang, and the rest of the soldiers and horses have fled or scattered. ”

All the generals agreed, and Huang Zu could not be punished because he was Liu Biao's cronies; But Liu Biao said with a flat face: "The generals have not forgotten that as long as Xiangyang has not fallen, then Huang Zu's military order does not need to be executed. What's more, now is the moment of crisis, and it is really inappropriate to kill the general in battle, and I hope you will think twice. ”

What Liu Biao said was reasonable and well-founded, and when everyone heard it, they could only give up.

The topic returned to dealing with Sun Jian, and Liu Biao asked: "Now that Sun Jian occupies Fancheng, he is in full swing, and he has 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, how to attack him after he crosses the Han River?" ”

Liu Biao didn't feel panicked, although Sun Jian was now at his peak, he didn't think that guy would be able to break through the Xiangyang where he was stationed. At this time, Kuai Liang, the chief bookkeeper under his command, said: "My lord, Sun Jian has 30,000 soldiers and horses, but it is really unwise to storm Xiangyang Jiancheng. In my opinion, Sun Jian will choose to besiege Xiangyang, cut off our army's food and straw, and win without a fight. ”

"Zirou's opinion, how to make decisions?"

Kuai Liang replied: "There is still March grain in Xiangyang City, don't be impatient, then Sun Jian came from afar, our army can avoid his edge and close the door without fighting." ”

Cai Mao, who was on the side, suddenly hardened up and said: "Lord, Kuai Zirou's subordinates dare not agree; Previously, he was in Jiangbei and Africa, so he was reluctant to fight with it. Now that Sun Jian has gone deep into Jingzhou, how can our army not fight? If he sent troops to surround Xiangyang and attack other counties at the same time, wouldn't Jingzhou, which we had worked so hard to manage, immediately fall apart? ”

"What De Jue said seems to be reasonable...... Liu Biao stroked his little beard, thoughtful, "But Sun Jian defeated Huang Zu before, and he is in full swing, how can he win?" ”

Cai Mao was actually dissatisfied with Liu Biao's treatment of Huang Zu, and deliberately wanted to clean up Huang Zu, so he said: "General Huang Zu is newly defeated, and he should be guilty of meritorious service; Now there are still many soldiers in exile, should be General Huang Zu to recruit the soldiers, when Sun Jian comes to attack his rear wing, then our army from Xiangyang City, will be able to win! ”

"So far, it seems that this is the only plan......" Liu Biao shook his head helplessly, this is really not to blame him for being incompetent, it is really Sun Jian who is too strong.

Liu Biao ordered: "Huang Zu, you immediately take 5,000 soldiers and horses out of the city, gather the exiled soldiers around you, and when Sun Jian surrounds Xiangyang, attack it from the south!" ”

"Subordinates obey!"

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However, he said that Sun Jian's side, after two days when all the baggage teams arrived and the whole army was full, Sun Jian ordered to cross the Han River. It was a sunny day, and there were no waves on the lake, and it was as calm as a mirror.

At the other end of the Han River is the fortress-like Xiangyang City. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jizhou, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou suffered the most, while the small-scale wars that broke out in Jingzhou did not damage the city's defenses too much, which is the main reason why Jingzhou later became a place of refuge for many literati.

Looking at Xiangyang from afar, Sun Jian seemed to be thinking about how to attack it; After all, such a huge city, it is not 30,000 soldiers and horses that can swallow it. After much consideration, Sun Jian still decided to use siege tactics, and if the enemy army went out of the city to meet him, it would be the best.

A few hours later, about 20,000 soldiers and horses crossed the Han River, and nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses were placed in Fancheng by Sun Jian in case of contingencies; In the event of a defeat in the south, it will not end up in total annihilation.

After crossing the river, Sun Jian immediately ordered Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang to lead a group of soldiers and horses each, and encircled Xiangyang by three routes, east, west, and north, and he led the remaining 5,000 people to the south gate.

"My lord, I have an opinion below." Cheng Pu on the side suddenly said, "When our army is besieging Xiangyang, a general with a small number of soldiers and horses can plunder the surrounding counties and counties to replenish our army's military resources. ”

"That's a good plan, in your opinion, who is up to it?"

Speaking of this, Cheng Pu hesitated slightly, but thought that he was Sun Jian's veteran, so he said bluntly: "Actually...... Bo Fu can take on such a heavy responsibility, but he is afraid that the lord is unwilling. ”

After all, this is still Sun Jian's family matter, and it is inconvenient for them to meddle in their affairs; How do you know that Sun Jian immediately applauded when he heard this, but he had long wanted to keep this kid far away, so as not to upset himself when he looked at it. Now it would be a good choice for him to plunder the surrounding counties.

"Cheng Pu, I'll leave it to you at this time...... The rest of the people will lead the troops to surround Xiangyang first, and we will arrive later! ”