Chapter 806: War Breaks Out (7)
Seeing this, Huang Zhong said angrily, "I don't know what to do, let it go!" The captain of the Han military academy on the side waved his hand, and ten thousand crossbows were fired in unison. Jiang Qin's war horse roared and fell to the ground with a bang, and its body and its owner were already densely packed with arrows. At this time, Jiang Qin was already lying on his back with his eyes wide open. Blood slowly flowed from under him, and all ambitions, all dreams, were gone.
Zhou Tai also fell off the horse, brandishing a long knife, hiding behind the corpse of the war horse, covering it for a few moments, and he was also hit by several arrows. After a round of arrow rain, the Han army rushed up, Zhou Tai listened to the footsteps of the Han army approaching, hehe smiled, blood trickled from his mouth and nose. He used a knife to prop up on the ground, struggled to roll, and rolled out on the ground, the big knife swept across the ground, and a Han soldier walking in front didn't notice it, and was actually cut off by Zhou Tai.
The Han army fell to the ground with a scream, and when Zhou Tai wanted to cut the second one again, the Han army had already reacted and took a step back. At the same time, the spears in his hands all slashed at him. Zhou Tai used the knife to stop it, but he couldn't stop it, he had already exhausted his strength at this time.
The poofs sounded again and again, and several spears pierced through the body, and Zhou Tai grinned, "Gong Yi, I killed one more than you." After that, he glanced at the sky nostalgically, took the last breath of air, and as soon as his hands fell, the knife in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.
Huang Zhong stepped forward immediately, his face sinking like water, "What a strong man, but he is a thief." ”
What Huang Zhong didn't know was that Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were the generals who followed Sun Ce when he first raised his army. It was Sun Ce's insight into people and single-handedly promoted them. It can be said that they are very gracious. And how could they surrender?
This night, there was a scuffle, and neither side took advantage of anything. On the side of the Jiangdong Army, 20,000 cavalry suffered heavy losses, and they lost a lot of losses when they set foot in the camp and rushed into battle earlier, and then they were pursued by Huang Zhong and Guan Yu in turn, and when Sun Ce and Cao Ren led their troops to cross the river again, there were only more than 6,000 cavalry still following behind. The others were either killed in battle, or the establishment was broken up and captured.
Zhou Yu's side is much better, 30,000 sailors, basically intact, only when receiving Sun Ce, more than 2,000 soldiers and horses were lost.
When crossing the river, Sun Ce looked at the camp of the Han army in the north, his eyes were full of anxiety, "I don't know what happened to Gongyi and Youping." He knew that after Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai broke off for him, they were surrounded by the Han army, and they were basically more than lucky. But there are still unrealistic fantasies in my heart, fantasizing that they can rush out.
He waited in the river for a long time, ready to dock again to meet his two generals. It's a pity that all he was waiting for was the gradual silence of the Han army.
The river still flows eastward. It never stops for whom. Countless ships, taking advantage of the night wind, crossed south and returned. When they were about to land, a faint sobbing sound finally sounded on the boat. The cry gradually became contagious, and by the time we docked, it had become loud.
Even many captains have red eyes and tears in their eyes. This battle was lost too badly. Since Sun Ce led his troops to fight in Jiangdong, he has never been defeated like this. This battle made them see the strength of the Han army. Crying, one is to mourn the death of a comrade. Second, it is not because the enemy is too strong and fearful.
Sun Ce and Cao Ren fought in front, sinking like water all the way. After suffering defeat, the morale of the army was scattered and morale was low. Sun Ce really wanted to arrest all the soldiers who cried non-stop, pointed at his nose and scolded him, and then rewarded him with a whip. Crying what? The head fell off a scar the size of a bowl, went back to regroup, and made a comeback!
But he didn't know why, and he couldn't lift his energy. Cao Ren was worried about Xiahoudun on the other road, he was defeated here, and he didn't know what happened to Yuan Rang?
However, it was said that after Xiahoudun crossed the river with Cheng Pu and others, they got together to discuss, and Xiahoudun said, "According to the previous plan, I will lead the troops with Demou first." Cover you and the righteous in the shadows, and do not expose them. If the Han army came, I was entangled with Demou, and Gong Fu and Yigong quickly sneaked to the place where the Han army was stockpiling grain, looking for an opportunity to burn grain. ”
This is a strategy that has been set when he was in Jiangdong before, and the generals have nothing to say, and they will act according to the plan at the moment. Xiahoudun and Cheng Pu led the soldiers and horses all the way to the north, and there were naturally local soldiers and horses to block them along the way, but it was a pity that the local garrison was the enemy of the main force of the Jiangdong Army. Try to sabotage the territory of the Han army.
Gan Ning inspected the northern section of the river defense, and saw the fire in the camp this night, and he couldn't help but be frightened, and he got up in armor, so he had to lead his troops down the river to rescue the headquarters. Suddenly, another colonel came to report that an enemy had crossed the river from the north.
Gan Ning was stunned for a moment, then his eyes flashed, and he immediately reacted. No, the Jiangdong Army is attacking the west in the east, repairing the plank road in the open, and secretly crossing Chencang. I'm afraid that the big camp is just a bluff, and here is a dark chess.
Gan Ning thought about it again, where the camp is, there are the relevant generals, there is General Huang, and Zhong Ye is there, and the rest of the generals are innumerable, how can the general be in danger, and it is just useless to go by himself. If you send someone to keep an eye on this place, it will definitely be a great achievement.
Thinking of this, Gan Ning quickly sent someone to the big camp to deliver the letter, but he led his troops, tiptoed behind the Jiangdong army, and chased along the way.
Gan Ning chased behind, walked to a place, only to see a city in front of him, fireworks rising, dilapidated, can't help but lead the army forward, is about to call the local order and out to ask the truth, who would have thought, the people at the head of the city saw the army coming, actually hula, and went down to the city. Gan Ning secretly said that it was not good in his heart, so he asked the troops to be vigilant, but sent someone to investigate.
After a while, the scouts came to report that the enemy army had crossed the border pretending to be their own army, broke into the city, killed the local guards, and set fire to the city treasury. At this time, most of the soldiers and civilians in the city were scattered, and when they saw another army coming, they were frightened and left.
When Gan Ning heard this, he couldn't help but be furious, so he led the army into the city and arranged for soldiers to extinguish the fire and save the people. At this time, the remaining people in the city knew that it was their own army coming, and they could not help weeping bitterly, and for a while, the whole city was full of sorrow.
Gan Ning had no choice but to leave more than 100 people here to care for the people, and also served as a follow-up guide for soldiers and horses, so he led the main force and chased towards Xiahoudun non-stop.
Xiahoudun originally came to attract the main force of the Han army, so he marched all the way, and he could hide it if he could, and it didn't matter if he couldn't. After breaking several counties in a row, he was finally caught up by Gan Ning.
Gan Ning was already angry with Xiahoudun at this time, the thief army came along the way, the county, the post town, and the market town were not let go, the army plundered to its heart's content, the people were killed and injured countless times, not to mention, the treasury along the way was also robbed by the thief army.
At this time, when the enemy met, they were very red-eyed. After Gan Ning chased the enemy, he hurriedly set up a battle and prepared to attack. Cheng Pu saw the banner of Gan Ning, and new hatred and old hatred came to his heart together, so he said to Xiahou Dun, "Yuan Rang, that Gan Ning is a general under Guan Yu, who has fought with our army countless times on the river over the years, and I don't know how many Jiangdong sons died under this thief." Now that he is here alone, it is better to sound the righteousness and the overthrow, and the army surrounds this thief and destroys this guy! ”