Sheep entering tiger’s mouth

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Sheep entering tiger’s mouth

The autumn wind rustled, the earth turned yellow, and the air was filled with chills.

The two armies of the east and west advanced slowly, and both sides were observing the enemy's situation. The appearance and discipline of the troops could tell the status of the soldiers, and also reflect the strength of the combat effectiveness.

Jiangdong sent 40,000 troops to besiege Shouchun, but they would not allow 40,000 troops to attack the city at the same time. Xu Kun planned to arrange the soldiers to take turns to fight, which not only made Xiahou Dun tired of dealing with it, but also ensured that Jiangdong soldiers were well rested, thereby reducing the siege force's power.

Battle damage.

The 10,000 soldiers that Sun Quan took with him were all full of energy, and after learning that the number of reinforcements was only 3,000, they were driven by the pleasure of bullying and domineering with more than 3,000 reinforcements, so they were all full of energy to show off their talents in the wild.

Good condition can influence others. Sun Quan could feel the high morale of his soldiers and was sure that it would be a one-sided battle.

They all say that Cao Cao knows how to use troops? Why do I feel that he is so mediocre?

A mere 3,000 people came to aid Shouchun, which is nothing more than a sheep entering a tiger's mouth? Do you look down on me, Jiang Dongjiro, or are you overconfident in your own people?

Xiahou Dun was able to defeat and block the offensive with a small number, so can this supporting army win with a small number and block the offensive?

Cao Cao, maybe this is a wilderness, and the reinforcements can't move on the city wall, right?

Sun Quan's facial expression changed like the weather, sometimes the corners of his mouth raised, sometimes he frowned in thought.

Next to him, Zhang Hong mistakenly thought that his lord lacked confidence, so he rode his horse close to Sun Quan and comforted him: "I see that my lord is frowning. Could it be that he is worried that the supporting army will be difficult to deal with? After all, there are only three thousand people."

"Worried? How is that possible?" Sun Quan shook his head: "Cao Cao's ingenuity in mobilizing troops from the waterway this time. He actually avoided the Ying River and Ru River that we were guarding, and instead diverted from the Yellow River to the Sishui River to enter the Huaihe River. However, his final move made

I am puzzled."

"What move?" Zhang Hong looked puzzled.

Sun Quan frowned and explained: "Cao Cao only sent 3,000 men, so he should be quick and unexpected. That might catch us off guard. But this support army marches very slowly, and it seems that it is not afraid of being discovered by scouts."

"Perhaps they are waiting for follow-up reinforcements? Isn't that right?" Zhang Hong asked and answered himself, and added: "The whole north is accustomed to using war horses, and ships are mainly used to transport military provisions and baggage. They can transport three thousand soldiers from the battlefield of the Yellow River. I guess Cao Cao is true.

It's not easy. If the fleet returns after unloading the soldiers, it will probably take at least ten days until the next batch of reinforcements arrive in Huainan."

"Ten days?"

Sun Quan snorted coldly: "In two or three days, Shouchun will be defeated by our army. Cao Cao will add three thousand more dead bodies, and I can't stop him."

"Well" Zhang Hong said to himself: "Cao Cao likes to use tricks in his troops. He will never send people to die. Maybe he did it on purpose?"

The war horse carried Sun Quan while walking, shaking up and down as it moved. He carefully understood Zhang Hong's words, and after a long time he supported his saddle and answered: "This Cao army only has three thousand men. Even if they hide their whereabouts and attack by surprise, they will not cause serious damage to our army.

The reason why they are moving forward slowly is probably to disrupt the rhythm of our army's siege and delay the city's capture."

Zhang Hong said happily: "My lord has analyzed it and whipped it into the inside. Now that I know the plan, I will not fall into it."

Sun Quan sneered in a deep voice: "I have the advantage, how can I fall into the trap? When we face the enemy in battle later, you will follow my instructions. If the enemy will deliberately delay, then directly destroy the supporting army in front of Xiahou Dun on the city. I will

In his one eye, he saw despair."

"Wei." Several generals around Sun Quan responded in unison.

Cao's army was getting closer and closer, and Zhou Tai in front of the team could already see the military flag. He accidentally saw the word Cao among the enemy's flags, and then reminded Sun Quan: "My Lord, I found a flag with the word Cao in the enemy's formation. Could it be that

Cao Cao came in person?"

"Cao Cao? Are you here in person?"

Sun Quan swallowed and did not answer. He had just said a lot of big words. Now he heard Cao Cao coming in person, but he started to beat the drum. He thought that he could fight with the real master so quickly?

While thinking blankly, Zhang Hong waved his hand and explained: "Unless these three thousand people are the main force of Cao's army, it is impossible for Cao Cao to take the risk. If he is really defeated by Yuan Shao in Cangting, he should return to Xudu at this time instead of escaping to Shou.

In the spring, I guess it is not Cao Cao himself. There are other generals named Cao Ren, Cao Chun, and Cao Hong. Among them, Cao Ren is the most likely. Last year, he led a partial army and defeated Liu Bei alone in Runan."

"Cao Ren? It's good to know him."

Sun Quan looked cold and said meaningfully: "It seems that Cao Cao thinks that I am similar to Liu Xuande, but he doesn't want Liu Bei to compare me with anything? Since Cao Cao has begun to return reinforcements at this time, I am afraid it is too late to capture Xudu. The only way is to capture Shouchun and then slowly attack."

, if Liu Bei can take root in Runan, then send people to form an alliance with him."

"Well, this is the safest way." Zhang Hong nodded in agreement.

Not long after, the eastern and western armies arrived at their designated positions and formed their formations, as if controlled by background programs.

Sun Quan originally thought that his side's morale was high and he could act unscrupulously due to the large number of people, but when he saw Cao Jun, he frowned.

All I saw was that the tiger and leopard knights were trapped in the camp, their armors were shining brightly, their military appearance was neat and tidy, they were serious in speech and expression, and they all had endless murderous intent in their eyes.

These are also Cao soldiers in front of me? Why are they so different from Shouchun defenders?

Although Sun Quan's face remained calm, huge waves were rising in his heart.

Zhang Liao and Cao Chun stood in front of the formation and stood up with their swords drawn. They were both observing the weaknesses of Sun Quan's army and did not rush to fight like ordinary generals.

Sun Quan did not speak first. The indifferent atmosphere made the war horses feel uneasy. Many generals raised their front hooves alternately and made low neighing sounds from their mouths. Even the animals felt uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Sun Quan caught a glimpse of Ji Ling grabbing the reins and swinging from side to side. He seemed to be trying hard to quiet the horse, but the horse was particularly naughty today.

"General Ji? I see you are constantly adjusting the reins. Could it be that the mount under your crotch is in the way?"

"no."

Ji Ling hurriedly responded with clasped fists. His eyes glanced at the enemy formation from time to time, and his frown remained for a long time.

Sun Quan thought that Ji Ling had been Yuan Shu's general and had led his army into many battles with Cao Cao. Did he recognize the two generals in front of the enemy's formation?

"General Ji recognizes the enemy ahead?"

"Um"

Ji Ling nodded slightly, pointed to the heavy cavalry in the front row opposite and introduced: "My lord, this is Cao Cao's most elite tiger and leopard cavalry. The commander of this unit is General Cao Chun, and that Cao character flag refers to this person."

"Is that General Zhang again?"

Ji Ling replied seriously: "Zhang Liao, also known as Wenyuan, was once a general under Lu Bu."

Cao Cao took over Lu Bu's generals, and I also took over Yuan Shu's generals. Lu Bu, Yuan Shu died before the winner could be determined. Now I am going to use the generals against the generals to see whose general is better.

Having made up his mind, Sun Quan immediately ordered Ji Ling:

"Lü Bu was once an enemy of Yuan Shu, and the general and Zhang Liao should have fought each other before. Why not take advantage of today to compete again?"

"The general will obey your orders."

"Wait a minute."

Sun Quan stopped Ji Ling and turned around to make arrangements for Zhou Tai: "I see the character Zhang as the main flag, which means Zhang Liao is the main general. If he sends Cao Chun, Youping will fight."
Chapter completed!