Chapter Seventy-Three: Gao Shun plans to retire Sun Quan

Gao Shun and LΓΌ Qiling led 3,500 men to Shatou County to stop Sun Quan's army. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Gao Shun repeatedly thought about nothing to do, Sun Quan's soldiers were ten times larger than him, and now he occupied Shatou City as a garrison across the river, Gao Shun had the intention to drive Sun Quan back to Jiangdong, but there was no way.

Gao Shun chose a low ridge in the undulating mountains more than 20 miles north of Shatou County to build a camp, and set up a camp from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain in the north. Lu Qiling pointed to the camp in confusion and asked, "Uncle, it's unheard of to camp like this, once the enemy sets fire to the mountain, what should it be?" ”

"In this way, we can peek at the movements of Sun Quan's army from the top of the mountain, but Sun Quan can't see through the reality of our army. You are right, once Sun Quan attacks with fire, our army will be in danger. In a moment, I will order the soldiers to cut down all the trees attached to them and drag them back to camp again. After Gao Shun heard what Lu Qiling said, he suddenly thought that camping in the mountains and forests was a taboo for soldiers, and he just planned to use the dense forest to cover up the emptiness of his troops, so he thought of camping in the mountains.

As soon as he heard what Lu Qiling said, he reacted and planned to send soldiers to cut out an isolation belt from the attachment. Gao Shun felt that the soldiers had to cut down the trees with great effort, so they made use of them together, repaired more camps to paralyze Sun Quan, and created an illusion for Sun Quan that there were many defenders on the mountain.

Sun Quan heard that Lu Bujun had set up camp in Xiazhai twenty miles away, and sent Tai Shici to bring a thousand people out to check the truth.

Tai Shi Ci came to the front of the Gao Shun camp, looked up and could only see the Yuanmen on the top of the mountain, the pennant fluttering at the Yuanmen, a big "Gao" word and a big "Lu" word two handsome flags are particularly eye-catching, but the whole camp is behind the mountain, can not be explored.

Seeing the banner of Lu Zi, Tai Shi Ci was shocked, there was no general surnamed Lu under Lu Bu's command, and he secretly shouted in his heart: Could it be that Lu Bu is here?

Tai Shi Ci didn't dare to hold it up, Sun Ce could ignore Lu Bu's combat power, but Tai Shi Ci couldn't despise it, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu's force He knew very well that he had to gather the strength of the three brothers to beat Lu Bu away, he knew that he could draw one of the two generals at most, Wu Anguo, who was slightly inferior to him, was cut off the entire palm of his hand after a few rounds of fighting with Lu Bu, Tai Shi Ci thought of this, he didn't dare to stay for a long time, afraid that Lu Bu would rush down from the mountain and fight him alone, take a thousand people to fight back and report the news to Sun Quan.

Gao Shuntu on the top of the mountain was also frightened when he saw Tai Shi Ci's banner, he heard Lu Bu mention that Tai Shi Ci's martial arts are not comparable to Zhang Liao, Gao Shun has never been a conceited person, on the contrary, he knows his own personal combat strength very well, and he will only go into battle unless he is forced to do so.

Seeing that Tai Shi Ci glanced at it from a distance and left, Gao Shun couldn't tell what Tai Shi Ci's intentions were, could it be that he saw through the emptiness of the camp and went back to raise troops?

The more Gao Shun thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, and the more he felt that Guangling was dangerous, this was the last foundation of the lord, and he had to keep it desperately.

Lu Qiling saw that the food sent to Gao Shun by the soldiers was already cold, Gao Shun didn't eat a bite, and was frowning and thinking hard about countermeasures, she was secretly worried and had nothing to do. She didn't dare to let the soldiers come in to disturb Gao Shun, so she lightly brought the food away, wanting to warm it up and send it to Gao Shun.

"There it is!" Lost in thought, Gao Shun is a case of a row of wooden piles.

Lu Qiling was frightened by Gao Shun's movements, and almost threw the food in her hand to the ground, and before she could speak, she heard Gao Shun say: "Order the soldiers to leave the camp at night, and come to the camp by beating gongs and drums during the day tomorrow." ”

"Will this work?"

"I don't know, when Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, he sent 3,000 cavalry out of the city at night and entered the city during the day, repeating for several days, Fang paralyzed Luoyang City, and finally waited until Dong Zhuo's army arrived. You will soon lead the soldiers out of the camp at night. Gao Shun was worried that if the strategy was discovered, Lu Qiling would be in danger, and he didn't dare to stay in the empty camp, so she let her go out of the camp as a suspicious soldier. Lu Qiling didn't think much about it, this originally needed to be led by a general, otherwise the soldiers would probably flee if they lost their control.

The next day, Sun Quan left 10,000 troops to guard the small Shatou City, and he personally led 20,000 troops to challenge in front of the hill.

I saw Gao Shun hanging a war-free card at the Yuanmen, and behind a general in front of the Yuanmen, there were three hundred tigers and wolves, with short knives and round shields across his chest, motionless.

Sun Quan sent a soldier out and shouted to the mountain: "Who are you?" ”

"A certain is under the account of General Zuo, Gao Shun and Gao Jida." Gao Shun ignored Sun Quan's 20,000 troops lined up for demonstration, and stood motionless on the top of the mountain to recite his answer.

"My army is coming to the city, why don't you come forward and surrender to protect yourself from death?"

"My lord is brave and invincible, and he regards Sun Ce like a chicken, and he dares to speak out in front of this general?"

"Since you don't know the current affairs, aren't you afraid that our army will crush you and turn you into powder? Wait for our army to break through Guangling, and the chicken dog will not be left! ”

"The lord of my family is a loyal and good man, how can he be greedy and afraid of death? The 100,000 army of Cao thieves has been killed in Huaiyin, if you want to save your life, when will you wait if you don't surrender at this time? If my lord arrives, Jiangdong will not be guaranteed. Gao Shun didn't know what the outcome of the battle between Lu Bu and Cao Cao was, he was just intimidating Sun Quan.

As soon as Sun Quan heard that Lu Bu had not yet arrived, he personally stepped forward and asked, "Gao Shun, do you dare to lead the troops down to fight in formation?" ”

Gao Shun saw that an eighteen or nineteen-year-old golden-robed young general with a big mouth and blue eyes came out to call for battle, Gao Shun was not angry, there was no trace of unhappiness at all being insulted by the juniors, and he shook his head calmly: "Our army is new and tired, so it's not too late to rest for two days and then fight in battle."

As soon as Sun Quan heard that this was Gao Shun's excuse, Gao Shun should be waiting for Lu Bu's reinforcements. Sun Quan wanted to immediately order the army to attack the mountain, but one of them galloped down the hillside from a distance, and shouted at Sun Quan's army from afar: "Report! Reinforcements from the thieves arrived. ”

Sun Quan hurriedly sent someone to attract scouts and asked, "Who is here?" How many people are there? ”

"A big banner with the word Lu, stretching for ten miles, has now entered the camp from Beishan."

Sun Quan looked at the Lu character banner fluttering at the gate, and said repentantly: "I am high in the middle of the plan!" The camp was empty, and he planted the banner of Lu Bu just to confuse me, waiting for Lu Bu's reinforcements to arrive, but I missed the opportunity! ”

Tai Shi Ci saw that Sun Quan had the idea of ordering the collection of troops, and hurriedly came to ask for battle: "General, Lu Bu and Cao Cao have fought repeatedly, the soldiers are tired, and they have not repaired and supported from a distance, they are already exhausted and their combat effectiveness is low. ”

Sun Quan felt that Tai Shici had some truth in what he said, and looked back at Gao Shun's camp on the mountain, only to see that Gao Shun had ordered the soldiers to take away the battle card, and a column of murderous soldiers walked out of the gate, and they were in a battle formation, wanting to fight. Sun Quan led the troops for the first time, and once he was defeated, I am afraid that the strong brother would never let him lead the troops again, and Sun Quan did not dare to be careless.

Sun Quan temporarily changed his words and said: "Lu Buxin occupies Guangling, the foundation is unstable, although he comes from afar, he carries the sharp spirit of breaking the enemy. Our army crossed the Jiangdong with its back, and there was a steady stream of materials to consume, but Lu Bu could not fight for a long time, and only needed to delay for a while, and when Lu Bu's great victory was exhausted, it was the time to break the enemy. ”

Sun Quan does not seek merit but no fault, he only needs to delay Lu Bu's army here, consume Lu Bu's small amount of grain and grass, and consume Lu Bu, and finally wait until Sun Ce defeats Zu Lang's Shanyue barbarian thieves and leads the army north, and Lu Bu's less than 20,000 soldiers will be wiped out in an instant.

Tai Shi Ci saw that Sun Quan was very reasonable, and nodded in agreement.

"A certain is a junior, and he should obey, since General Zuo is new, he will return to the army, and when General Zuo finishes resting, he will come to fight in formation." Sun Quan saw that the soldiers on the top of the mountain were faintly gathering momentum to charge down, and he didn't dare to call Lu Bu out to talk, and after finishing speaking, he ordered the rear team of the army to change into the front team and withdraw to Shatou City.

Gao Shun saw Sun Quan leading his troops to retreat, so he dared to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead. Gao Shun was not happy, seeing that the siege was solved, he could only survive for two or three days, and the danger of Guangling did not decrease at all.