Chapter 387: There is no way to chase the sky
On the north bank of Huaishui, in a dense forest with relatively flat terrain.
Sun Ce's clothes and armor are not neat, some wolf bรจi, the heroic spirit of the past is long gone, sitting on a stone at the moment, his knees supporting his elbows, he is sighing for a long time, and a pair of sad eyebrows have long been tightly locked together.
Tai Shici, Cheng Pu and others will sit next to them, and they are also a little depressed.
This is also too hot, the battle is like this, and all the generals in command are a little disgraced.
Everyone has a deeper understanding of the importance of cavalry, in the Central Plains of Pingchuan, most of the time the foot Zhen has to be led by the cavalry, it is difficult to occupy the initiative in the war.
If it's just a few thousand cavalry, it's not too much of a problem.
But once the size of the cavalry reaches 10,000, it will be difficult to deal with.
Unless the commander of the army is an out-and-out straw bag, it is possible to break the enemy by means such as ambushes and sneak attacks. But Yan Xing, the fierce general of Xiliang, is not a straw bag, and Luo Zheng, who has experienced a hundred battles, is even more unlikely to be a straw bag.
It's not that Sun Ce and his subordinates are incompetent, it's really a strategic disadvantage that is difficult to recover.
Cao Cao's failure to contain Luo Zheng was Sun Ce's biggest miscalculation, so he became very passive.
In the face of the pursuit of the Xiliang cavalry, they had to disperse the army and flee for their lives.
Otherwise, once they are entangled by the Xiliang cavalry in the flat terrain of Huaibei, there will be absolutely no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground.
An Fengjin's loss gave Sun Ce a fatal blow.
This consequence is disastrous, if you don't try to recapture An Fengjin, the Jiangdong military group will never think of crossing the Huaishui north into the Central Plains in the future, and what is even worse is that the army that scattered and fled for their lives did not know that An Fengjin had been lost.
Even if you want to notify now, you can't do it.
I can't get over Anfengjin. It is not known how many soldiers and horses will be able to return to Huainan.
Sun Ce's brows have not been stretched since he bypassed An Fengjin. What worries him even more is that the military advisor who relies on his arm to help him is unbearable and hard-working. After leaving An Fengjin, he couldn't afford to be sick and kept lying on a stretcher.
"Well, it would be nice if there was a public servant."
Sun Ce sighed in his heart, and suddenly thought of his friend Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu is very stylish, and has a very unique vision and an extraordinary view of the overall situation in terms of military strategy.
It's a pity that Zhou Yu was tied up in Guanzhong by Luo Zheng and has been under house arrest in Chang'an.
It was also two years before Sun Ce got the news by chance.
Several groups of dead soldiers were sent to Chang'an. wanted to wait for an opportunity to rescue Zhou Yu, but also failed.
Thinking of this, Sun Ce felt a fire burning in his heart.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are inextricably intertwined, and they know Zhou Yu is ability very well, Zhou Yu can be literate and martial, and he can use tactics to consult the military after the peace, and he can also command the three armies with force, and he is definitely a handsome man in the world who can take on great responsibilities.
Those who regret it can't build a great cause with their friends.
Sun Ce thought for a while. Asked left and right: "How is the condition of the military advisor?" โ
A pro-soldier replied: "I have already taken the medicine and am resting, Lang Zhong said that the military adviser is riddled with illness, I am afraid that ......"
I didn't dare to say the rest of the story. But the meaning is already obvious.
Sun Ce's mood became heavier and heavier, and with a wave of his hand, the soldiers immediately retreated.
"My lord. There are boats! โ
At this moment, a small colonel suddenly pointed to the river in front of him and shouted.
Sun Ce looked up. Then a small boat came out of the thick reeds.
"It's General Zhou Tai on board?"
Tai Shi Ci's eyes were sharp, and he got up and shouted.
"Exactly!"
Zhou Tai asked, "But General Tai Shici!" โ
Tai Shi Ci's spirits were greatly lifted. Ran said: "It's a certain family, the lord is here, General Zhou Tai can come to visit!" โ
Zhou Tai asked, "Where is the lord?" โ
Sun Ce stood up and stepped forward in front of the crowd and said, "So-and-so is here, where is the navy?" โ
When Zhou Tai saw Sun Ce, he let out a long breath and hurriedly said: "The last general Zhou Tai sees the lord, and the navy is ten miles downstream, I don't know where the lord's army is now, but do you need the last general to take the army across the river?" โ
Sun Ce waved his hand and said, "Quickly summon a boat to come, and take a certain river crossing first!" โ
"Yes!"
Zhou Tai hurriedly answered loudly, and then blew a whistle.
In an instant, more than a dozen small boats quickly emerged from the reeds.
Zhou Tai found a place above where he could dock, and then took a wooden counter for people to get on the boat immediately.
"Please come aboard!"
Zhou Tai jumped off the bow of the boat and jumped directly onto the shore, wanting to lead the horse for Sun Ce.
"Come by yourself!"
Sun Ce got off the horse, led the war horse and stepped on the wood and got on the boat.
Two Jiangdong soldiers carried stretchers and got on a boat next to them.
If you put on the war horse, you can only load three people at a time, and you have to squeeze them tightly together, so as not to get frightened out of control and overturn the boat.
Each time 40 people and more than 700 cavalry were transported, all of them were sent through Huaishui almost 20 times.
Fortunately, the Huai River is not as good as the river, and the river is not wide, so it doesn't take a pillar of incense to go back and forth.
Seeing that the half cavalry had been transported to the opposite bank, at this moment, a thunderous hoof suddenly sounded in the rear, and smoke and dust were billowing up, and the Jiangdong cavalry, who were waiting in a long line to cross the river, changed color in an instant.
"It's not good, the Xiliang cavalry has arrived."
I don't know who shouted, and the remaining 300 or so riders immediately panicked.
"Let's go!"
Taicishi has not passed, and at this time, he immediately yelled, got on the horse and left.
At this time, it is too late to think about crossing the river.
The remaining 300 or so cavalry will have to be delivered at least seven or eight times, and the Xiliang cavalry will have to arrive soon, how can they wait.
More than 300 people rode on war horses and whistled away behind Tai Shici.
Sun Ce, who had already arrived on the south bank, suddenly changed color, and his fists clenched loudly.
The Xiliang cavalry was killed so quickly, which was really unexpected by everyone.
"Quick, pick up Ziyi to cross the river at any time downstream!"
Sun Ce couldn't hold back the irritability in his heart anymore, and yelled loudly.
Tai Shi Ci is the number one warrior under his command, and he is also the only person who is proficient in cavalry warfare, so he must not afford to lose.
"Yes!"
Zhou Tai hurriedly responded loudly, and quickly arranged for two ships to follow along the river.
Soon, thousands of Xiliang cavalry rolled in, but they were blocked in a forest and could not rush in.
A Xiliang cavalry rushed in, only glanced at it in a hurry, then immediately turned his horse back, rushed to the outside of the forest, and said loudly to Yan Xing who was stationed next to the horse road: "General, Sun Ce's cavalry has been received by the Jiangdong Naval Army, and half of them have already crossed the Huaishui to the south bank, and there are still hundreds of horsemen who have not had time to cross the river, and they have gone downstream along the river bank, do you want to continue the pursuit!" โ
"Fuck!"
Yan Xing couldn't help but scolded his mother, but he didn't expect to hurry up, but he was still a step late.
Hundreds of horsemen had already crossed the Huaishui to the south bank, and Sun Ce was most likely among them.
"Chase, don't let any of them go!"
Yan Xing's mind turned sharply, so he shouted loudly.
"Yes!"
Seven thousand cavalry responded with a bang and chased after them. (To be continued......) R1292