Chapter 55: The Red Army (2)
The military field camp is a military tuntian set up by Guangling County on the west side of Dongshishan Mountain.
A few days ago, this fortress-like military tuntian camp was still the place where the general Yang Qi and his first army of Guangling were stationed, but now, dozens of miles of camp fields have turned into a scorched earth.
"Guangling County's loss this time is really not small......
Danyang Taishou Xu Kun, who had already led the Danyang elite soldiers to the ruins of the military camp, shook his head and sighed at the desolate scene. You must know that in recent years, natural disasters have continued in various parts of the Han Dynasty, such as droughts, floods, and locust plagues, which have made the grain of the Han Dynasty particularly precious. It is said that the tragedy of cannibalism has occurred in some places where food has been cut off, and as for the cannibalism of the sons, this is simply commonplace in the prefectures and counties where the disaster is severe.
At the moment when food is so scarce, the military field camp, which can be used for the self-sufficiency of the Guangling army, has become particularly important, and Guangling County has lost the military camp field this time, and it is not difficult to imagine that in the next few years, the military food problem of the Guangling army will most of face huge challenges.
"There is no trace of fighting, it seems that Yang Qi took the initiative to retreat."
Sun Jian dismounted and carefully observed the surroundings, and finally came to a conclusion.
Xu Kun nodded when he heard this, stroked his slightly gray beard and analyzed, "According to the news, there are more than 10,000 rebels on this road, but Yang Qi only has 3,000 soldiers. Yang Qi withdrew well, although he was still young. is also a general who knows how to advance and retreat. The old man just felt a pity...... It's a pity that this military field camp. At the beginning of spring next year, Zang Min's old guy is afraid that he will have to put more effort into the military tuntian......"
"You can't have it both ways. I think, even if General Yang Qi chooses not to retreat. I'm afraid the ending is three points worse, right? Sun Jian chuckled and comforted on the side.
"Stop!" Xu Kun smiled bitterly and shook his head. After all, this old lady was originally sure of Yang Qi's withdrawal in his heart, and he was just sorry for the loss of this military camp in Guangling County. He knew very well that even if Yang Qi did not withdraw his troops and retreated, the outcome would not be a little better than the current one, and on the contrary, it would make Yang Qi lose the military strength to fight back.
Wasting the only troops you have when you don't have to, that's called a fool!
If you want to blame the rebels, blame the rebels who raised the army, as for Yang Qi, Xu Kun felt that this person had fulfilled his duties as a general.
"Report, there are no rebels in the vicinity!"
Several sentry riders returned safely. reported to Xu Kun and Sun Jian about the nearby enemy situation.
Hearing this, Xu Kun said to Sun Jian, "Most of Yang Qi's withdrawal is to Pinqiao, and most of the rebels are also there...... Wentai, when the handover with the rebels is short-handed, you will have to rely on the bravery of the 'Fuchun Tigers'! ”
"Thanks to the importance of Lord Taishou, Sun Jian is ashamed and dare not be!"
Sun Jian, who was only twenty-eight years old, was in the most brilliant years of martial arts, and it was understandable that he was an excellent general of the young and strong generation, but because he was not deeply involved in the world, this famous tiger general in history seemed a little shy and self-controlled. There is no exaggeration and smugness of the young man's ambition.
This kind of talented but modest and cautious general, even if he is the Taishou of Danyang like Xu Kun, he also appreciates it.
"It's a pity that the old man has no daughters under his knees......"
Sun Jian didn't seem to hear this sentence along the way, and he replied with a wry smile. "Lord Taishou, don't make fun of the last general anymore, the last general has already married the Wu family in his hometown, in addition. The eldest son, Ce, is also eight years old this year......"
"Really? Oh, the old man is confused...... Alas! Xu Kun sighed with regret on his face. Looking at the appearance of this veteran, it seems that he feels extremely regretful that he failed to give birth to a daughter to marry Sun Jian.
Xu Kun's kindness. made Sun Jianzai feel a little pressure, but fortunately, several sentinels sent in the direction of Pinqiao sent back important information in time, relieving Sun Jian's embarrassing and embarrassing situation.
"Urgent report ahead! The Pin Bridge was destroyed, and the direction of Luzhuang was on fire, and it was suspected that it was being fiercely attacked by the rebels! ”
"Even the Pinqiao was lost?" The teasing smile on the veteran Xu Kun's face suddenly retracted, and he turned his head to look in the direction of Pinqiao with a solemn expression, and muttered, "Impossible, Yang Qi is also a general with a degree of advance and retreat, why would he lose Pinqiao so lightly and let the rebels attack the border of Luzhuang?" Wait a minute! Pinqiao destroyed? Tsk, could it be ......"
As if thinking of something, Xu Kun and Sun Jian glanced at each other, and the two of them smiled happily as if they had a heart.
"What a Yang Qi!" Stroking his palms and laughing three times, Xu Kun nodded and praised, "It is worthy of Zang Min's old guy's favorite general, and he is so thoughtful." The old guy Zang Min will definitely not reveal the confidential information of our army's reinforcement from behind to Yang Qi, so Yang Qi guessed it himself? The afterlife is terrifying! Speaking of this, Xu Kun frowned again, and said in a somewhat heavy tone, "But Lu Zhuang...... It's not a good place to defend, I hope Yang Qi won't make mistakes, and even the last line of defense in Guangling will be lost. ”
Seeing the worried Xu Kun, Sun Jian seemed much more relaxed, and comforted him, "Lord Taishou rest assured, in fact, Sun Mou has already asked his confidant to lead more than 300 Fuchun Sun clan's disciples to go to Luzhuang to assist in the defense in the name of the righteous army, so it shouldn't be a big problem." ”
Xu Kun glanced at Sun Jian in surprise, and said with a suspicious face, "Rebels, there are a lot of capable people......
Sun Jian blinked, smiled and said with relief, "Don't worry, my lord, Sun's confidant is by no means an ordinary person!" Speaking of this, he glanced up at the night sky and said confidently, "It's definitely not an exaggeration by Sun, there may be someone in the rebel army who is more powerful than Sun's adjutant, and there will definitely be no more than three people." ”
"What's this person's name?"
"Cheng Pu, Cheng Demou!"
-- At the same time --
"The Red Army?"
"What's that?"
"Where are the rebels?"
"I've never heard of it......"
The young Black Feather Crows had witnessed a staggering battle, and they had never imagined that a rebel army of only about 300 men would have the strength to turn the tide of victory or defeat on the battlefield.
Of course. This is indeed an exaggeration, after all, it is not only those righteous soldiers of the Red Army who have curbed the fierce momentum of the rebels. There are other rebels from all walks of life, which are roughly estimated to be more than a thousand people, but it is undeniable. What really played a role in reversing the victory and defeat was undoubtedly the Red Silk Army, which took the lead in coming out to aid the Guangling Army, a team of ordinary people with red scarves on their heads.
"Good...... It's amazing......"
Dumbfounded as he watched the three hundred Red Silk Army righteous soldiers lined up neatly, methodically repelling the rebels' offensive, Chen Zhi's face was full of shock.
For a long time, they have a non-hostile prejudice against the rebels in the world, including the world's inevitable prejudice against the rebels. That is, the rebel army, which was spontaneously organized by the people, could not be more powerful than the well-trained officers and soldiers. After all, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to train a qualified soldier. One or two is fine, but if there are many people, it is not difficult to imagine how much manpower and financial resources will be consumed.
And the ranks of the rebels organized by ordinary people spontaneously could never have this financial resources.
In retrospect, on the way from Mount Tai to Guangling, the black feather crows actually encountered many rebel armies, but none of them really caught their eye. Just ask, those guys who even call the names of the righteous army 'Li Da Niu' and 'Zhao Crooked Eyes'. How can the young black-feathered crows look at those crooked melons and cracked dates?
It is precisely because of this that Zhang Huang, Zang Ba, Li Tong, Tai Shici and others inevitably became a little proud, feeling that the black feather crow they were in. I'm afraid it's the most powerful rebel army in the world, although the number is very small, only six members, but all of them are young heroes with superb martial arts. Especially Zhang Huang, who is the leader, can also use unpredictable Taoist skills.
However, the righteous soldiers of the Red Banner Army in front of him. But the faint pride and pride in their hearts were completely extinguished.
The group of Red Warriors also looked very young. The eldest was no more than twenty years old, and the youngest was even younger than Zhang Huang, the youngest of the black feather crows, but such a group of people, with their full cooperation and impeccableness, actually defeated the rebel soldiers who were several times their size. Even more incredibly, although the Red Soldiers had killed hundreds of rebel soldiers, they had not suffered the slightest casualty.
There was not the slightest tiredness or slackness, and the Red Warriors who had slain hundreds of enemy heads were still resolute in their eyes, and their spear-wielding arms were still full of strength. Even the formation was not necessarily a little scattered.
Powerful! It's really powerful!
Maybe one-on-one can't be the opponent of the Black Feather Crows, but if it is against ten, no one present dares to say that they are sure of victory, because this righteous army that fights closely with their companions is even better than the Guangling Army.
"Open...... Are you kidding? Wiping the blood from his face, Li Tong muttered in disbelief.
Not only him, but in fact, Zhang Huang and others present inevitably had this idea in their hearts: This group of people is really just a rebel army? They are obviously more well-trained than the Guangling army, and they are also brave and good at fighting!
"It's probably a soldier of a big family......" Shan Fu thought about it for a long time, and came up with an answer that was closest to the truth.
"Red Banner Army ......"
The young black-feathered crows silently kept this trumpet in their hearts. They thought that they were unparalleled in the world and would be famous all over the world in the future, but they finally saw the vastness of the world and finally met a fierce opponent.
Compared to the young Black Feather Crows, who were only six in number and scattered and tended to fight alone, it was obvious that this Red Silk Army was closer to the concept of an army. Compared to them, the Black Crow resembles a straggler in a homeless place, barely cooperating with their enemies.
If the appearance of the three hundred Red Silk Army righteous soldiers surprised Zhang Huang and the others, then the so-called acting leader of the Red Silk Army, the man named Cheng Pu, shocked them even more.
They are clear about the force of the fierce general Yuan Han, even young and brave generals such as General Chen Qi are not difficult for this person, and Du Bo Lu Min, who enlightened their military knowledge, died in his hands, but when Yuan Han faced the man named Cheng Pu, this fierce general in the rebel army actually appeared several times with a dangerous wolf.
[Isn't it an ordinary gun?] It's a snake spear ......]
Zhang Huang carefully looked at the weapon in Cheng Pu's hand, and he found that Cheng Pu was not wielding the most common gun on the battlefield, and the blade on the tip of his gun was curved like a snake's spine. There are sharp blades on the left and right sides, and small double-opening blades on the pointed ends. It's like a snake letter spitting out of a snake's mouth.
[Iron Spine Snake Spear......]
Zhang Huang recognized the name of this long weapon.
The Iron Spine Snake Spear is a branch that evolved from the spear. It is not very common in the Great Han, because it is more difficult to master than the spear, but it also has a more lethal surface, and the blades on the left and right sides and the pointed snake-like spear tips can be used to effectively kill the enemy, which is undoubtedly a lot higher than the single killing method of the spear. However, in order to make full use of this weapon, it is necessary to emphasize that the user uses extraordinary arm strength and wrist strength, after all, many of the snake spear moves are mid-course moves, if the user's wrist strength and arm strength are average. Even if it is slashed at the enemy, I am afraid it will not be lethal.
But the snake spear in Cheng Pu's hand was terrifying, and even Zhang Huang felt a chill in his heart. He saw with his own eyes that Cheng Pu had many times when the snake spear was swung at Yuan Han and missed, he temporarily changed his moves, and forcibly reversed the trick of swinging the spear, using the blade on the other side of the snake spear to cut at Yuan Han, sometimes only two or three feet apart.
This kind of interval is logically considered a change of tactics in the middle of the process. It doesn't necessarily have much power, after all, people are not monsters with endless strength, and when the old power is exhausted and the new power is not born, it is inevitable that there will be a moment of stagnation in the offensive. But Cheng Pu's powerful snake spear from beginning to end broke Zhang Huang's concept.
[The man's arm strength...... Far above the trillions and Ah to! ]
Zhang Huang thought subconsciously in his heart.
Suddenly. He was slightly stunned.
[Cheng Pu...... Could it be that he said that he was a fierce general under the command of Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian in the early stage? ]
Zhang Huang didn't know that in the current era, even Sun Jian did not break out of the prestige of the Jiangdong Tiger, but was only respected by the local people of Fuchun County as the Tiger of Fuchun. At best, his fame is only about the same as that of Lu Min, who died on the battlefield. But no matter what, a fierce general named Cheng Pu has such a strong strength. Zhang Huang didn't believe that there was another one in the entire Jiangdong region.
After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Huang felt that after coming to this conclusion again. Some messages become linkable.
A powerful general like Cheng Pu is willing to succumb to the second seat to lead the righteous army for others, I am afraid that only Sun Jian, a world-shattering general, can do it in the entire Jiangdong, after all, Cheng Pu is a loyal and loyal general who followed Sun Jian in the early stage of hard work, and he is also a brave and resourceful general who is very good at leading troops to fight.
Indeed, in history, the reason why Sun Jian was able to conquer Nanyang for Yuan Shu, the lord who was dependent in the early stage, defeated Yuan Shu's political enemies, and made Yuan Shu the most powerful local tyrant at that time far beyond his cousin Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Cheng Pu contributed a lot. Even after Sun Jian and Yuan Shu fell out, Sun Jian began to attack Jingzhou, and Cheng Pu made a big effort from it. It is no wonder that Cheng Pu's position in Jiangdong has always been solid, even Zhou Yu, the metropolitan governor who was later loved by Sun Ce and Sun Quan in history, did not dare to make a mistake in front of this veteran Jiangdong veteran, and was harmonious from beginning to end, and finally resolved the contradiction with Cheng Pu and won his support.
[Cheng Pu is here, could it be that Sun Jian will also come?] Guangling County's war against the rebellious Yue King Xu Zhao actually had Sun Jian's participation? ]
It was just a guess, and Zhang Huang, who was not very optimistic about Guangling County, immediately changed his previous conclusion. After all, in his memory, Sun Jian was the most terrifying and powerful general in history in the early Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, including Liu Biao, the later lord of Jingzhou, almost no one was not afraid of this tiger. Even Yuan Shu, the previous 'owner' of this tiger, was jealous in his heart, and the coalition army seized the food and salary that should be distributed to Sun Jianjun several times, and dragged it back more than once. And even in this situation of being ruthlessly betrayed by his 'teammates', Sun Jian still defeated Dong Zhuojun's fierce general Huaxiong after the first defeat, and completely launched the prestige of the Jiangdong Tigers.
Of course, it was precisely because the 'owner' Yuan Shu dragged his feet three times and deliberately suppressed Sun Jian that Sun Jian complained in his heart, and after many times the conflict intensified, he finally turned his face with Yuan Shu and went out to work alone.
Some people may think that Yuan Shu is too stupid, and he actually forced a world-class fierce general like Sun Jian to stand on his own. These people don't want to think about it, why does the conclusion have to be that Yuan Shu is too stupid, not that Sun Jian is too powerful and that Yuan Shu, the 'breeder', is too afraid of this fierce tiger, for fear of raising a tiger?
At least that's what Zhang Huang thinks, he thinks that since Yuan Shu can become the most powerful local prince in the world in the early Han Dynasty, and his strength is far above Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, then he must have his superiority. And since even such a powerful lord sincerely thinks that Sun Jian is too strong and must be suppressed, you can imagine how powerful Sun Jian is.
What's more, it's not just Yuan Shu who thinks Sun Jian is too powerful, in fact, in history, even the heroes who have unparalleled generals in the world such as Lu Bu under his command have also been soft on Sun Jian, and are willing to marry the daughter of the Dong family to Sun Jian's young son in exchange for Sun Jian's withdrawal from the coalition army, but unfortunately Sun Jian sternly refused. It is conceivable what kind of prestige Sun Jian of Jiangdong Tiger had at that time.
And such a shocking general would even come to Guangling County to participate in this battle of conquest of the puppet Yue Kingdom by Guangling County of the Great Han Dynasty?
Thinking of this, Zhang Huang only felt as if the blood on his body was about to boil, and he didn't even have time to pay attention to the fact that after a difficult counterattack, Yang Qi, the general of the First Army of their Guangling Army, finally led the other half of the troops to outflank the rebels from the rear and give the rebels a head-on blow.
This battle of Luzhuang, which was related to the life and death of the rebels and the Guangling army, was fought until dawn. It wasn't until the faint light of the sky revealed that the rebels, who had been fighting for almost a night, reluctantly withdrew.
Because after Yang Qi led the other half of the troops back to Luzhuang, the strength of the Guangling army plus the righteous army almost totaled more than 4,000 people, even if more than 1,000 were killed in the previous battle, but this strength was enough to hold Luzhuang from being captured by the rebels. After all, Luzhuang is not very big, even if there are nearly 10,000 rebels, it does not mean that they have an advantage in street fighting. Not to mention that when Yang Qi arrived, the rebels had already been greatly demoralized by the Red Army's counterattack.
However, the most important factor is probably the contest between Yuan Han and Cheng Pu.
It is no exaggeration to say that without Cheng Pu, the rebels could easily defeat the Guangling army with the terrifying force of the fierce general Yuan Han. It's a pity that the sudden appearance of Cheng Pu, a fierce general, made Yuan Han have no choice but to return.
An amazingly powerful general with the ability to turn the tide of battle.
The young black-feathered crows finally realized the true meaning of this sentence.
The fierce generals who win and lose on the battlefield are called ten thousand enemies! (To be continued......)