Chapter 54: The Tigers of Jiangdong (Part 2)
Early the next morning, all the generals gathered in Dianjiangtai, a group of princes were impressively in the column, all dressed in military uniforms, the size of the official positions were lined up from the inside to the outside, the army gathered in the distance, the colorful flags were displayed in the wind and hunted, with the stirring of the fierce drums, everyone looked solemn, looking at the alliance leader Yuan Shao on the high platform.
Yuan Shao stepped forward, saluted the heavens and the earth with the blood wine, and then drank it in one gulp, and all the princes also drank the blood wine, and the horn sounded, and they could be heard clearly from a distance of more than ten miles.
Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, stepped forward to worship heaven and earth and said: "The Han family is unfortunate, the emperor is unified, the thief Dong Zhuo, taking advantage of the provocation and arson, the supreme disaster of the family, the abuse of the people, Shao and other fears of the society are lost, gather volunteers, go to the country together, all my alliance, work together, so that the minister's festival, there is no two ambitions, there is this alliance, the heaven and the earth are destroyed, the emperor and the queen of the earth, the ancestors and the spirit, are all for this!" β
Everyone shouted, drank blood wine again, stepped forward with a knife and axe, cut off the head of the captured Xiliang army scout, blood poured all over the flag, Sun Jian took the strong wine and drank three bowls, smashed the sea bowl and laughed, and immediately went on the road with thousands of soldiers and horses brought from Changsha, and rushed towards Bishui Pass.
Gongsun Yi watched Sun Jian lead the army from afar, if it was according to the development of history, Sun Jian would march all the way and break the enemy army at Bishui Pass, but in the end he was trapped by grain and grass, unable to advance an inch, until Sun Jian rode back hundreds of miles overnight, and persuaded to obtain grain and grass, but the fighter plane had been delayed, and this time Gongsun Yi naturally would not let the same thing happen.
After the end of the Gongsun Yi Alliance ceremony, he returned to the headquarters of the military camp as soon as possible, and prepared to fight, these princes seemed to be coming to oppose Dong Zhuo on the surface, but in fact, they were just for fame and fortune in their hearts, and now they sent Sun Jian to go, but as a temptation, no one would have thought that the Jiangdong Tigers could march forward like a bamboo.
Sun Jian led the vanguard troops to gallop all the way, and soon came to Bishui Pass two hundred miles away, set up camp, and sent many scouts to explore the truth and reality, and soon found that the five thousand Xiliang army with Hu Zhen as the commander and Lu Bu as the vanguard were attacking and killing this side.
Sun Jian immediately mobilized soldiers and horses, and rushed out in armor, thousands of elite armor soldiers who followed Sun Jian from Changsha were all elite soldiers who had experienced the war, with high morale and magnificent momentum, holding the blade around Sun Jian, and rushing towards the Xiliang army.
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In the vanguard of the Western Liang Army, Lu Bu and Hu Zhen fought for each other, although Dong Zhuo was displeased, Lu Bu still fought for the qualification as a pioneer, no matter how he had to fight for the old department of the state.
It's just that the troops transferred this time are all the Xiliang Army, and Lu Bu wants to lead an army to kill Sun Jian, but he can't move it at all, and without Hu Zhen's order, Lu Bu can't move a soldier.
As the commander, Hu Zhen, the old head of the Xiliang Army, insisted on waiting until Hua Xiong, the general of the Chinese army, led the troops to come before he was willing to attack, and he drew his sword angrily for a while.
In the end, Hu Zhen was afraid of LΓΌ Bu's might, so he had to order the whole army to send troops, and mobilized 1,000 armor soldiers to Lu Bu, and he himself led the remaining 4,000 armor soldiers to march slowly.
In the wilderness, the 1,000 armor soldiers led by Lu Bu first encountered Sun Jian's army, and at this time Sun Jian only had 2,000 men and horses around him, although there were less than half, Lu Bu still led all the 1,000 armor soldiers to attack the front without fear.
Lu Bu held the Fang Tian Painting Halberd in his hand, stepped off the red rabbit horse and neighed, like a red lightning, and suddenly smashed into Sun Jian's army.
The sharp blades opened and closed, and every time they swept, they always brought up a piece of blood, and the armor soldiers led by Sun Jian fell to the ground and died, and at this moment, several cavalry rushed from the left and right.
At the same time, he only heard the sound of whistling and breaking through the sky around him, Lu Bu sneered again and again, and the rectangular heavenly painting halberd in his hand raised the cold arrow, stabbed it with a trend, and immediately pierced the body of the cavalry who came from the impact, the blood cracked, and the broken internal organs spilled out.
With a flash of his body, he dodged the spear thrust and swept it, and as his throat ruptured, another general who rushed from the side and fell from his horse under the tremendous force of the impact.
The red rabbit horse under the crotch suddenly accelerated and suddenly knocked over a war horse, and the iron hooves stepped on it violently, and suddenly trampled the fallen cavalry into a pile of meat mud, and Lu Bu Fangtian's halberd kept dancing, harvesting the lives of the armorers on both sides.
The impact of the red rabbit horse is amazing, and everywhere the infantry has not had time to dance the blade in his hand, drawing a blood line and being knocked away, falling to the ground and not knowing whether he is alive or dead, Lu Bu is like a god of war, between the rush and killing, no one dares to stop its edge.
A thousand Xiliang troops who followed Lu Bu saw that Lu Bu was so brave, and they also rushed bravely to kill under the great morale, although the number was small, but under the leadership of the fierce general Lu Bu, they completely took the initiative.
Cheng Pu, a veteran who led two thousand armor soldiers to meet the attack, also admired Lu Bu's bravery, but now each is his master, and he can only kill you to the death, and the war is not just a one-man rush, Cheng Pu can't frustrate the spirit of the Xiliang army, integrate the armor soldiers around him and fight and retreat.
Hu Zhen, who was slowly following behind, heard that no one could stop Lu Bu from rushing to kill, and he didn't know how many meritorious deeds he had established, if it was passed on to Dong Taishi, wouldn't he want to add officials to Lu Bu, and wouldn't those old departments of the state also have to rise and step on the heads of the generals of their Xiliang Army?
Hu Zhen immediately ordered a rapid advance, if he waited for Lu Bu to annihilate Sun Jian's army on the battlefield, and he had not yet arrived as the commander, wouldn't it be a big joke in the world.
Hu Zhen led 4,000 armor soldiers to march half a salary, and when he was sleepy and lacking horses, he suddenly killed Sun Jian's army, which had been in ambush for a long time from both sides.
It turned out that Sun Jian heard that Lu Bu led a vanguard of 1,000 people to take a step ahead, and immediately ordered Cheng Pu to lead 2,000 troops and confront Lu Bu in the front.
Hu Zhen was in a hurry to grab the first credit, where could he have thought that Sun Jian would set up an ambush here, when Sun Jian's army on both sides suddenly rushed out, the Xiliang army that suffered from the enemy on his back was in chaos, and many soldiers had not yet fought and had begun to turn around and flee, although Hu Zhen's heart was like ashes, but he understood that if he fled without a fight, I am afraid that there would be more casualties.
Riding horses back and forth, ordering the guards to kill the escapees, the two armies rushed together, Sun Jian's army came with momentum, and Sun Jian personally led the army, under the morale of the great boost, the Xiliang army was defeated and retreated, and the defensive lines were quickly broken through one after another.
Seeing that the general trend was gone, Hu Zhen gritted his teeth in a panic, and ordered his subordinates to resist the colonel desperately, while he took more than a dozen cronies and guards to go towards Bishui Pass.
Although the military order had been issued, no one could take a step back, but under the powerful offensive led by Sun Jian, in the absence of a commander, the Xiliang army was soon defeated.
Sun Jianjun covered up all the way, with the screams and wails, the head of the armor soldier of the Xiliang army was thrown away, splashing a large piece of plasma, and the body was like an ear of wheat, falling down in pieces, even if some of the Xiliang army wanted to surrender on their knees, they were still beheaded by the armor soldiers who followed, and there was no need to be captured on such a battlefield.
The one-sided slaughter lasted for dozens of miles, Sun Jiancai led the army to retreat, countless corpses on the battlefield, and the rich blood continued to gather, and blood streams appeared, gurgling together, forming many pools of blood of different sizes.
Lu Bu rushed back and forth in the army array led by Cheng Pu, although Lu Bu was as strong as ever, and no one dared to approach within a few zhang of the place he went, but the 1,000 Xiliang army led by Lu Bu was deeply trapped in the military array and was slowly consumed and slaughtered.
Although the army led by Cheng Pu also paid a heavy price, there were less than 300 people under Lu Bu's account, many of whom were still divided and surrounded, and it was too late for Lu Bu to save him.
With the passage of time, there are fewer and fewer people following Lu Bu's side, and not everyone has such martial arts as Lu Bu, and the red rabbit horse with strong vertical and horizontal strength and amazing foot strength.
At the same time, there were many armor soldiers around to kill this side, since Sun Jian defeated Hu Zhen, he immediately led his troops to kill back, seeing that Lu Bu led a thousand Xiliang troops, and actually fought with the two thousand people led by Cheng Pu for so long, he was also stunned.
However, no matter how strong Lu Bu is, it is also the end of the crossbow, with this point alone, he is not the opponent of such a large army at all, with a rain of arrows, more than a dozen Xiliang army armor soldiers fell to the ground with arrows wailing, and before they could struggle, they were hacked to death by the surrounding Sun Jianjun.
The heavenly painting halberd in Lu Bu's hand danced impermeable, and under the wide opening and closing, he swept through the surrounding armor soldiers, killing a bloody path and running away, the red rabbit horse neighed and ran faster and faster, and soon a blood-colored 'lightning' disappeared from everyone's sight.
Sun Jian admired in his heart, this Lu Bu deserved to be Dong Zhuo's extremely important general, trapped in the army, he could still fight his way out of the army, and calmly rode away, it was really rare to be so brave.
However, after this battle, the 5,000 troops of the vanguard battalion of the Xiliang Army were almost wiped out in the wilderness by Sun Jianjun, without further ado, it was necessary to take Bishui Pass earlier, even if the Xiliang Army had reinforcements coming, it was also a lack of skills, Sun Jian ordered the rear army to clean up the battlefield, and the reckless army went to Bishui Pass non-stop.
Sun Jian defeated the Xiliang vanguard army, killed more than 4,000 enemies, and at this time was galloping in the starry night, heading towards Bishui Pass, presumably before the Xiliang army gained a firm foothold, to take Bishui Pass.
When the news reached the Kwantung Righteous Army, Yuan Shao stroked his palms and laughed, and praised Sun Wentai in the tent again and again for being a Jiangdong Tiger, and defeated the Western Liang Army to take the lead.
"Presumably, that Dong thief is trembling in the couch at this time, and the day our army takes Luoyang, it will be the time to kill the head of the Dong thief!" Yuan Shao laughed, no longer taking Dong Zhuo in his eyes.
The princes in the tent praised the alliance leader for his good command of the army, praised Sun Jian's courage and fortitude, and his loyalty and strength, but some people were happy and some were worried, such as Yuan Shu and others were afraid of Sun Jian, and the rest of the princes were jealous of Sun Jian's achievements.
Dong Zhuo was annoyed and ashamed, and lost his temper on the top of the hall, and the faces of the generals were gloomy, but they were not interested in arguing with each other, this time it was Hu Zhen who led the army, and the people who commanded it were all the Xiliang army, but it was not to blame the head of the Bingzhou army.
Dong Zhuo said coldly: "Immediately send an order, let General Hua advance quickly, no matter what, Sun Jian can't be allowed to occupy Bishui Pass, so as to threaten the capital!" β
"Give me an order to Hu Zhen, you must hold the Bishui Pass until General Huaxiong arrives, if you can't do it, let him apologize for his crimes!"
Everyone didn't dare to speak, for fear of bearing Dong Zhuo's thunderous wrath.