Chapter 55 The Red Silk Army (2)
Juntianying, the military military farm established by Guangling County on the west side of Dongshishan.
A few days ago, this fort-like military military farm camp was the place where General Yang Qi and his Guangling First Army camp stationed, but now dozens of miles of camp fields have turned into scorched earth.
"The losses in Guangling County this time are really considerable..."
Xu Jie, the prefect of Danyang who had already led the elite soldiers to the ruins of the military camp, shook his head and sighed as he saw the desolate scene. You should know that in recent years, natural disasters in various parts of the Han Dynasty have been constantly occurring, droughts, floods, and locust plagues. These disasters have made the food of the Han Dynasty particularly precious. Even if some unscrupulous merchants use this to hoard rice and grain and raise prices, the price of rice still rises every year, and the increase is quite fierce. It is said that some places where food is out of stock has already occurred. As for the changes in vegetation, this is simply common in prefectures and counties with severe disasters.
At a time when food is so scarce, military field camp, a military camp that can be self-sufficient in Guangling's army, has become particularly important. However, Guangling County has lost the military field this time. It is not difficult to imagine that in the next few years, the military food problem of Guangling's army will most likely face huge challenges.
"There are no signs of fighting and fighting. It seems that Yang Qi took the initiative to retreat."
Sun Jian got off the horse and observed it carefully, and finally came to a conclusion.
Xu Jie nodded after hearing this, stroked his slightly gray beard and analyzed, "According to news, there are tens of thousands of rebels on this route, but Yang Qi only has 3,000 soldiers. After losing Dongshishan, a complex mountain that can deal with the rebels, it is indeed difficult to have a head-on conflict with the rebels by relying on the military field camp alone. Yang Qi retreated, although he is still young, but he is still a general who knows how to advance and retreat. I just feel it's a pity... It's a pity for this military field camp. At the beginning of the spring of the next year, that old guy Zang Min may have to spend more time on military field farms..."
"You can't have both fish and bear's paws. I think even if General Yang Qi chooses not to retreat, the ending will probably be a three-pointer, right?" Sun Jian chuckled and comforted.
"More than that!" Xu Jie shook his head with a wry smile. After all, the old majesty was originally sure of Yang Qi's withdrawal of troops. He just felt sorry for Guangling County's loss of this military field camp. He knew very well that even if Yang Qi did not withdraw his troops and retreated, the ending would not be much better than the moment. On the contrary, it would make Yang Qi lose the military force to counterattack.
Wasting only troops without any need is called a foolish general!
If you want to blame, blame the rebels who started a rebellion. As for Yang Qi, Xu Jie felt that this person had fulfilled his duties as a general.
"Report, there are no signs of rebels nearby!"
Several whistle cavalry returned safely and reported to Xu Jie and Sun Jian about the nearby enemy situation.
Xu Jie said to Sun Jian after hearing this, "Yang Qi's withdrawal of troops was mostly to Pinqiao, and most of the rebels were there... Wentai, when he was close to the rebels, he would rely on the courage of the 'Fuchun Tiger'!"
"Sun Jian is so ashamed of being respected by the prefect!"
Sun Jian, who was only twenty-eight years old, was in the brightest years of a martial artist. It was nothing wrong with being an excellent general in the young generation. However, due to his lack of experience in the world, this famous tiger general in history seemed a little shy and self-controlled. He did not have the slightest exaggeration or pride of a young man.
This kind of general who is truly talented but humble and cautious, even if he is the prefect of Danyang, such as Xu Jie, who is of great importance, appreciates it even more.
"It's a pity that I have no daughter..."
Sun Jian seemed to hear this sentence a lot along the way, and he replied with a wry smile. "Don't make fun of Mo Jiang anymore. Mo Jiang has already married Wu in his hometown, and the eldest son Ce is eight years old this year..."
"Is that? Oh, I'm confused...ah!" Xu Jie sighed with regret. Looking at the appearance of this veteran, he felt extremely regretful that he could not have a daughter and married Sun Jian.
Xu Jie's kindness made Sun Jian feel a little pressure. Fortunately, several whistle drivers sent to Pinqiao sent back important messages in time, relieving Sun Jian's embarrassing situation.
"An urgent report ahead! Pinqiao was destroyed, and fires surged into the sky from the Luzhuang direction, and it was suspected that it was being violently attacked by rebels!"
"Even Pinqiao was lost?" The teasing smile on the face of veteran Xu Jie immediately closed, and he turned his head with a serious expression to look towards Pinqiao, and murmured, "It's impossible. Yang Qi is a general who has a moderate advance and retreat. Why did he lose Pinqiao so easily, and ask the rebels to attack the Luzhuang territory? Wait! Pinqiao was destroyed? Tsk tsk, could it be..."
As if he had thought of something, Xu Jie and Sun Jian looked at each other, and they smiled happily as if they were in tune with each other.
"What Yang Qi!" After slitting his hands, Xu Jie nodded and praised, "It's worthy of being the general that Zang Min, the old guy who is interested in, and he is so meticulous. Old guy Zang Min will definitely not disclose the confidential information of our army to Yang Qi from later aid. So, Yang Qi guessed it himself? You are so terrifying!" Speaking of this, Xu Jie frowned again and said in a heavy tone, "But Lu Zhuang... is not a place to defend well. I hope Yang Qi will not make mistakes, and even lost the last line of defense in Guangling."
Seeing Xu Jie who was worried, Sun Jian seemed much more relaxed and comforted him, "Don't worry, Lord Prefect, in fact, Sun had already asked his confidant to lead me more than 300 Fuchun Sun's soldiers to Luzhuang to assist in the defense in the name of the rebel army. I think there would be no serious consequences."
Xu Jie looked at Sun Jian unexpectedly and said with a doubtful look on his face, "There are many capable people..."
Sun Jian blinked and smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, Mr. Sun's confidant is definitely not an ordinary person!" At this point, he looked up at the night sky and said confidently, "It's not Sun's exaggeration. Some of the rebels may be better 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--
"Red Army?"
"What is that?"
"Where is the rebel army?"
"I've never heard of it..."
The young black-feathered crows witnessed a shocking battle with their own eyes. They had never thought that a rebel army with only about 300 people actually had the strength to reverse the direction of victory or defeat on the battlefield.
Of course. This evaluation is indeed a bit exaggerated. After all, it is not only the heroes of the Chili Army that have curbed the fierce momentum of the rebels. There are also other rebels of roughly estimated that there are about 1,000 people, but it is undeniable that the one who truly plays a role in turning the victory or defeat is undoubtedly the Chili Army that took the lead in aiding the Guangling Army, and a common people's rebel army wrapped in red scarves.
"So...so amazing..."
Chen Dao looked at the three hundred Chili Army soldiers lined up in an orderly manner and returned the rebels' offensive in an orderly manner.
For a long time, they have had an unhorrising prejudice against the rebels in the world, and people will inevitably have this prejudice against the rebels. That is, a team of rebels, which are spontaneously organized by the people, cannot be more powerful than well-trained official troops. After all, training a qualified soldier costs a lot of manpower and material resources. It is okay to say one or two, but if the number of people is too large, it is not difficult to imagine how much manpower and financial resources it will consume.
The rebel army spontaneously organized by ordinary people is absolutely impossible to have this financial power.
Looking back, on the way from Mount Tai to Guangling, the Black Feather Crows actually encountered many rebel armies, but there was no one that really attracted attention. Let me ask, those guys who even called the Rebel army "Li Daniu" and "Zhao Waiyan". How could the young black feather crows look at those crooked melons and jujubes?
It is precisely because of this that Zhang Huang, Zang Ba, Li Tong, Tai Shi Ci and others inevitably became a little proud, thinking that the Black Feather Crow where they were is probably the strongest rebel army in the world. Although the number of people is very small and only six members, all of them are young heroes with superb martial arts. Especially Zhang Huang, as the leader, he also has an unpredictable Taoist technique.
However, the heroes of the Red Army in front of them completely destroyed the faint pride and complacent in their hearts.
The group of Chili Army soldiers looked very young. The oldest one was only in his twenties, and the youngest one was even younger than Zhang Huang, the youngest among the Black Feather Crows. But such a group of people cooperated with each other and were invincible, and they actually retreated several times their rebel soldiers. What is even more incredible is that although the Chili Army had killed hundreds of rebel soldiers, they had not suffered any casualties.
There was no sign of fatigue or slackness. The Red Army soldiers who had already captured hundreds of heads of the enemy were still firm and energetic. Their arms that swung their spears were still full of strength. Even the formation was not a little scattered.
Powerful! It's really powerful!
Perhaps one-on-one cannot be the opponent of the Black Feather Crows, but if they face ten, no one present dares to say that they will win, because this rebel army, which is closely related to the Guangling Army, is even better than that.
"What a joke?" Li Tong murmured in disbelief after wiping the blood on his face.
Not only him, but Zhang Huang and others present inevitably had this idea in their hearts: These people are really just rebels? They are obviously more well-trained than the Guangling Army and are brave and good at fighting!
"It's probably the soldiers of a big family..." After thinking for a long time, Shan Fu came up with the answer that was closest to the facts.
"The Red Army..."
The young black-feathered crows silently wrote this military name in their hearts. They thought they were unparalleled in the world and would become famous in the future. They finally saw the vastness of the world and finally met strong enemies.
Compared with the young black-feathered crows who were only six people, who were scattered and tended to fight alone, it was obviously the concept that this red army was closer to the army. Compared with them, the black-feathered crows were like a scattered soldiers and scattered team with no fixed place, with almost no cooperation when fighting with the enemy.
If the appearance of the three hundred righteous men of the Chili Army surprised Zhang Huang and others, then the so-called acting leader of the Chili Army and the man named Cheng Pu would shock them even more.
They knew the force of the strong general Yuan Han. Even the young and brave general like Chen Qi could not make this person. The Du Bo Lu Min, who enlightened their military knowledge, died in his hands. However, when Yuan Han faced the man named Cheng Pu, the strong general in the rebel army had a steep embarrassment several times.
[Isn't it an ordinary gun? It's a snake spear...]
Zhang Huang looked at the weapons in Cheng Pu's hand carefully. He found that what Cheng Pu waved was not the most common gun on the battlefield. The blade on the tip of his gun was curved like a snake's ridge. There were sharp blades on both sides, and the double-open small blades on the pointed head were very similar to the snake's letter spitting out of the snake's mouth.
[Iron-Ring Snake Spear…]
Zhang Huang recognized the name of this long weapon.
The iron-ridged snake spear is a branch that evolved from a spear. It is not very common in the Han Dynasty because it is difficult to master a spear, but it also has a killing surface. The blades on both sides and the pointed-headed snake-like spear tips can be used to effectively kill the enemy. It is undoubtedly a much higher damage surface than the relatively single killing method of a spear. However, to fully utilize this weapon, it is necessary to emphasize that the user uses extraordinary arm strength and wrist strength. After all, many of the moves of the snake spear are changing in the middle. If the user has a wrist strength and arm strength, even if it is cut on the enemy, it may not have any lethality.
However, the snake spear in Cheng Pu's hand was terrifyingly chilling from the bottom of his heart. He saw with his own eyes that Cheng Pu had made a temporary move when the snake spear failed to swing Yuan Han, and turned the trick of swinging the spear over, using the blade on the other side of the snake spear to cut it towards Yuan Han, sometimes only a distance of two or three feet.
Logically speaking, even if you change your moves in the middle, you may not have much power. After all, people are not monsters with endless strength. When the old power is exhausted and the new power is not born, they will inevitably have a moment of stagnation in the offensive. However, Cheng Pu's snake spear, which is full of power from beginning to end, broke Zhang Huang's concept.
[This man's arm strength... is far above trillions and Ah Ra!]
Zhang Huang thought subconsciously.
Suddenly, he was slightly stunned.
[Cheng Pu... Could it be said that he was the powerful general under Sun Jian, the tiger in Jiangdong in the early stage?]
Zhang Huang did not know that in this era, even Sun Jian did not make the reputation of the Jiangdong Tiger, but was only respected as the Tiger of Fuchun by the local people of Fuchun County. At best, his fame was just about the same as Lu Min who died in the battlefield. But no matter what, the name Cheng Pu had such a powerful general. Zhang Huang did not believe that there was another one in the entire Jiangdong area.
After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Huang felt that after reaching this conclusion, some messages became relevant.
A powerful general like Cheng Pu is willing to take the second place to lead the rebel army. I am afraid that only Sun Jian, the shocking general in Jiangdong, can do it. After all, in history, Cheng Pu is a loyal general who followed Sun Jian when he worked hard in the early stages, and was also a brave and resourceful general who was very good at leading troops to fight.
Indeed, the reason why Sun Jian was able to conquer Nanyang for the lord Yuan Shu who was dependent in the early stage and defeated Yuan Shu's political enemies, made Yuan Shu the most powerful local tyrant who surpassed his cousin Yuan Shao and his childhood friends at that time. Cheng Pu made great contributions. Even after Sun Jian and Yuan Shu fell apart, Sun Jian began to attack Jingzhou, and Cheng Pu also made great efforts. This is no wonder that Cheng Pu's position in Jiangdong has always been solid. Even Zhou Yu, the governor who was later loved by Sun Ce and Sun Quan in history, dared not act rashly in front of this veteran Jiangdong veteran. He was harmonious from beginning to end, and finally resolved the conflict with Cheng Pu and gained his support.
[Chen Pu is here, could Sun Jian also come? Sun Jian is involved in the war between Xu Zhao, the King of Yue who was fighting against the rebellion in Guangling County?]
Just a guess, Zhang Huang was not very optimistic about Guangling County and immediately changed his previous conclusion. After all, in his memory, Sun Jian was the most terrifying general in the early stage of the late Han Dynasty in history. Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and later the leader of Jingzhou, Liu Biao, almost all of them were not afraid of this tiger. Even Yuan Shu, the "propriate owner" before this tiger, was very afraid of the food and wages that should be paid to Sun Jian's army several times during the coalition forces, and he dragged his back more than once. Even in this situation of being ruthlessly betrayed by his "teammates", Sun Jian still defeated Dong Zhuo's powerful general Hua Xiong after his first defeat, and completely created the reputation of the Jiangdong tiger.
Of course, it was precisely because the "producer" Yuan Shu repeatedly dragged his legs and deliberately suppressed Sun Jian that Sun Jian had complaints in his heart. After the conflicts intensified many times, he eventually turned against Yuan Shu and went out to work alone.
Perhaps some people think that Yuan Shu is too stupid, and even forced Sun Jian, a powerful general who is unparalleled in the world, to leave and start his own business. But these people didn't think about why the conclusion was that Yuan Shu was too stupid, rather than Sun Jian being too strong, which led to the "producer" Yuan Shu being too afraid of this fierce tiger, for fear of raising a tiger?
At least Zhang Huang thought so. He felt that since Yuan Shu could become the most powerful local prince in the world in the early stage of the late Han Dynasty, and his strength was far above Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he must have his own extraordinary points. Since even such a powerful lord sincerely believed that Sun Jian was too strong and he had to be suppressed, you can imagine how powerful Sun Jian was.
What's more, it was not just Yuan Shu who thought Sun Jian was too powerful. In fact, even the heroes under his command who had unparalleled generals like Lu Bu had surrendered to Sun Jian and were willing to marry the daughter of the Dong family to exchange for Sun Jian's youngest son for Sun Jian to withdraw from the coalition. Unfortunately, Sun Jian sternly rejected it. It is conceivable how famous Sun Jian, the tiger in Jiangdong, had at that time.
And such a stunning general would actually come to Guangling County to participate in this battle of Guangling County in the Han Dynasty against the pseudo-Yue Kingdom?
When Zhang Huang thought of this, he felt that the blood in his body seemed to be boiling. He even had no time to pay attention to the fact that after a difficult counterattack, Yang Qi, the general of the First Army of the Guangling Army, finally led the other half of his troops to surround him from the rear of the rebels and gave the rebels a head-on attack.
This Luzhuang battle, which was related to the life, death, honor and disgrace of the rebels and Guangling Army, continued until dawn. It was not until the light of light in the sky that the rebels who had fought for almost all night had withdrawn their troops reluctantly.
Because after Yang Qi led the other half of the troops back to Luzhuang, the Guangling Army had about 4,000 troops in total, and even if more than 1,000 troops died in battle before, this force was enough to defend Luzhuang from being captured by the rebels. After all, Luzhuang was not very large. Even if the rebels had nearly 10,000 troops, it did not mean that they had an advantage in street fighting. Not to mention that when Yang Qi arrived, the rebels had already been greatly reduced by the counterattack of the Chili Army.
However, the most important factor is probably the contest between Yuan Han and Cheng Pu.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Cheng Pu had not been able to defeat the Guangling Army with the terrifying force of the powerful general Yuan Han. Unfortunately, the sudden appearance of Cheng Pu, made Yuan Han return without success.
A powerful general has the ability to turn the situation around.
The young black-feathered crows finally realized the true meaning of this sentence.
The powerful generals who win and lose on the battlefield are called enemies of thousands of people! (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
Chapter completed!