Chapter 577 Yuan Shu's Difficulties
Bao Zhong was really concerned about attacking Sishui Pass in front of Sun Jian, and he finally achieved his goal. However, he thought of the beginning, but he did not think of the end.
It was the next morning when he arrived outside Sishui Pass. The overnight march had already trapped the 100,000 soldiers. However, Bao Zhong, who was worried that Sun Jian's army would arrive soon, did not let the army rest, but immediately ordered the gate to attack the city.
In order to increase the morale of the army, Bao Zhong stood up and fought at the gates. The reason why he was so confident was that he believed that the main force of Dong Zhuo's army should be in Hulao Pass, and there should be only two or three kittens in Sishui Pass. Isn't that a piece of cake for him?
The one who guarded this Sishui Pass was not someone else, but Hua Xiong, the general under Dong Zhuo. Of course, Hua Xiong was not fully appreciated by Dong Zhuo at this time. He was just seeing that he was brave and capable, and he recommended himself, so he came to guard the Sishui Pass.
However, Hua Xiong had a real person. He naturally would not sit still and wait for Bao Zhong's clamor outside the pass, so he immediately ordered his troops and rushed out.
The two sides quickly fought to the same place, and as soon as they contacted, Bao Zhong was scared by Hua Xiong's strength. He was defeated by autonomy and looked for opportunities to withdraw. However, Bao Zhong, who was already weak, was even less of Hua Xiong's opponent. In just three or four rounds, he was killed by Hua Xiong with a knife.
"Kill me!" Hua Xiong turned around and yelled, then led his soldiers to rush towards the army brought by Bao Zhong.
Bao Zhong's death caused the morale of his soldiers to plummet. When Hua Xiong rushed over and killed more than ten people in a row like chopping melons and vegetables, Bao Zhong's army collapsed on the whole line. Countless soldiers threw away their armor and fled everywhere. The army led by Hua Xiong only needed to raise the weapons in their hands and chop the enemy, and did not even need to defend themselves.
The defeat was out of control. The moment Bao Zhong was killed, the end of his army was destined. What's more, Bao Zhong brought fewer troops than Hua Xiong's army. At the same time, these soldiers had just passed a long journey and were exhausted, so the result was tragic.
In the end, less than Sancheng Renma of Bao Zhong's army escaped from the battlefield. In the end, no one knows where they went, but one thing is certain, that is, they did not return to Bao Xin's account outside Hulao Pass. To be honest, in this troubled times, few people are willing to join this ranks. Since they have the opportunity to get rid of it, they will naturally not give up. Unless some people have people who need to be protected within the sphere of loyalty, they may return, but it is obvious that Bao Zhong's men do not have such people, or perhaps he is too strict in treating his subordinates, so that his mentality of escaping still prevails when weighing the interests.
After defeating Bao Zhong's army, Hua Xiong returned to the gate and guarded Sishui. At the same time, he sent someone to report the situation of the battle just now to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and immediately appointed Hua Xiong as the governor. Now that the war in Sishui Pass was over, the messenger was directly transmitted to Luoyang City, which didn't take much time.
Shortly after Bao Zhong's defeated general fled the battlefield, Sun Jian led his army to come over. When he saw the messy battlefield, he was very confused. Naturally, he didn't know that in order to seize the credit, Bao Xin asked his younger brother to come and knock on the gate, and finally ended up with a death before the gate.
However, Sun Jian's knowledge was also extraordinary. After seeing that the city wall of Sishui Pass was not damaged at all, and most of the soldiers who died in battle on the ground were not Dong Zhe's army, he guessed that the alliance army might have come first to attack Sishui, but it ended in failure. As for whether the other party's purpose was to seize credit, he didn't know.
When Sun Jian and others arrived before the pass, Hua Xiong quickly got the news inside the pass. After cursing in his heart, he led a group of generals to climb up the city wall.
At this time, a general holding an iron-rod snake spear was fighting below. A general next to Hua Xiong said, "Governor, I am willing to go and meet him!"
Hua Xiong nodded and promised, "Wencai is gone by himself, but this man is quite powerful, so you need to be more careful!"
It turned out that the person who asked for the battle was Hu Zhen, Hua Xiong's deputy general. He laughed and said, "Haha... Don't worry, the general will go and break his head and come to celebrate the merits of the governor!" After that, he ordered people to open the city gate and lead an army out of the horse.
The general at the Guanxia shouted: "I am Cheng Pu, the general under the tent of Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, and the visitor will be named!"
Hu Zhen rushed forward and rushed towards Cheng Pu, shouting, "I am the General Hu Zhen of the Central Army! I will take my life quickly!" After that, he slashed Cheng Pu with one knife.
Cheng Pu followed Sun Jian for many years to fight, how could he be with him? He immediately saw the snake spear in his hand twisting, and one spear blocked Hu Zhen's big sword. Then he turned his sharpness and stabbed Hu Zhen in the chest.
Hu Zhen felt a shock in his hand, and a powerful force came from the knife, and he was shocked! He put away his contempt. Seeing the snake spear that was stabbing, Hu Zhen's body tilted and avoided it. However, his center of gravity was unstable at this time, and he could not fight back. He immediately stabbed the sword in his hand to the ground and was about to take advantage of the force to sit firmly. However, how could Cheng Pu easily let him succeed? He twisted the spear back with both hands. It was time to slap it. The spear body immediately hit Hu Zhen's right waist, causing Hu Zhen to fall off his horse, and immediately spit out a mouthful of blood.
Taking advantage of his illness, Cheng Pu took his life when he saw Hu Zhen landing on the ground and immediately rushed over. Without waiting for Hu Zhen to react, he stabbed Hu Zhen into the throat with a spear. Hu Zhen suddenly vomited blood and lost his life in an instant. Cheng Pu picked up two things he had exploded. Although he looked down on these items, it was still useful to hand them over to Sun Jian.
As soon as Hu Zhen died, Sun Jian immediately ordered the army to charge, hoping to take down the Sishui Pass while the morale of his army was booming.
However, Hua Xiong was definitely a man who could cut off his arm. Seeing Sun Jian starting to lead his army to attack the city, regardless of the fact that there were nearly ten thousand soldiers under the city, he immediately ordered the city gate to close, and then bow and arrows were lifted, waiting for Sun Jian's army to attack the city.
Within a few breaths, Sun Jian had already led the army to a place three or four hundred meters in front of the city wall. Dong Zhuo's army, who had been left outside the city, knew that there was no hope of entering the city, and rushed towards Sun Jian's army with the will of death.
Their impact only brought some trouble to Sun Jian's army, and soon it ended up being wiped out. However, when Sun Jian's army came to the city, countless stones and rolling wood were thrown down on the city, and the archers and stone-towers also attacked the ground frantically. One by one, the living lives disappeared in an instant.
While pushing away the arrows, Sun Jian turned around and ordered the stone caster to fight back. However, he also knew that he came to attack Sishui Pass this time, and the number of stone caster he brought was not large, so he could not gain an advantage in this regard.
Sun Jian led the way and rushed to the front. Although it greatly boosted morale, the defenders at Sishui Pass were also extremely fierce. After a fierce battle, Sun Jian's army lost some troops and saw that there was no hope of seizing the pass, so he had to retreat.
Immediately, Sun Jian sent people back outside Hulao Pass to report the war here to Yuan Shao, and at the same time asked Yuan Shu to transport some food and grass. After all, the strong walls of the Sishui Pass were strong and the soldiers were not able to be defeated in a day or two.
However, when the messenger sent by Sun Jian rushed back outside Hulao Pass, it was almost dark. Just as Yuan Shao suffered a small loss under Hulao Pass, he didn't care much about the messenger's report and sent him away hastily. When the messenger went to Yuan Shu to ask for food and grass, Yuan Shu was worried that Sun Jian would get over the big shot after taking the Sishui Pass, so he detained the food and grass and refused to distribute it. The messenger had no choice but to turn around and leave, preparing to return to Sishui Pass to report the situation to Sun Jian.
However, before the messenger left the Allied camp, he was stopped by a general. After the general whispered in his ear, he immediately let the haze disappear in his heart. He couldn't help but feel excited, and immediately rode his war horse and ran towards Sishui Pass.
...The place near the periphery of the Alliance Army camp was where Yang Tian stationed his troops. At this time, the central commander's tent was still brightly lit.
"Fengxiao, do we really need to do this?" Yang Tian asked with a puzzled look.
Guo Jia said: "Lord, although Sun Jian has outstanding talents in both force and command, if he has the opportunity, he will not achieve a career in the future. As the lord thought, such a person will be a big trouble in the future. Moreover, Sun Jian's territory is Changsha County, and the distance from Kuaiji County is not too far. If his power grows in the future, it will inevitably affect the development of Baiyun City. But at present, Sun Jian will not be able to pose a threat to the lord. Moreover, now Sun Jian attacks Sishui Pass and lacks food and grass, and there may be changes. If we can save it in an urgent manner, Sun Jian will be grateful and win over his relationship with Sun Jian will definitely be beneficial to Baiyun City in the short term. At the same time, if we can go further and help Sun Jian seize the Sishui Pass, it will be even more of a great achievement. It plays a crucial role in the battle situation of Dong and can win over the lord's great prestige."
Yang Tian was silent, but then he thought that since he believed in Guo Jia's talent, he should not doubt it. As the saying goes, he does not use it, and does not doubt it. Instead, he hesitated and left a reflection of indecisiveness. He immediately said, "Since that's the case, then make arrangements for me!
Guo Jia said: "Now Sun Jian's army should have more than one million troops, and it should be a relatively elite troops. At the same time, because a large number of Yi people joined Sun Jian's army, the number of his army increased sharply. The most conservative estimate is that these troops should not be less than two million. What we need to do most now is to prepare food and grass for Sun Jian's army, while other Yi people do not need to consider it. They came to participate in this battle to challenge Dong, so they naturally brought food and money. And because they did not officially join the alliance, the food and grass were not managed uniformly. Although our food and grass were handed over part of the lord's Xuan Ji Ring and Ghost Ring, although some of our food and grass were left as a coping, the number of it was left was quite large. We should have no problem taking out part for Sun Jian to respond. After using it, we can send people back to Baiyun City to collect it. We don't have to worry about food and grass at all."
Chapter completed!