Author: Magic Prince

After some thinking and decision-making, Sun Jian finally chose the second option. This option can be regarded as a compromise between the first and third options. Who should choose between the first and third options?

When you can't convince anyone, choosing this option can be regarded as a temporary solution.

So Sun Jian left about 500 cavalrymen to stay here to monitor and blockade the grain transport team, while he and his main force of 1,500 cavalry immediately set off eastward to pursue Han Sui's other grain transport teams.

Although Han Sui's second grain transport team set off earlier, after all, Sun Jian led all cavalry. They used their speed to finally catch up, but Han Sui's return troops were already very close to here.

, this is a race in which both sides need to race against time. Sun Jian hopes to destroy the grain transport team as much as possible before Han Sui's main reinforcements arrive, and burn the transported grain and grass on the spot, while Han Sui's reinforcements

Sun Jian needs to be stopped from doing this.

Seeing that Sun Jian's cavalry troops were catching up, this grain transport team had no choice but to stop their advance and set up a defensive formation on the spot, trying to keep the escorts with a certain combat effectiveness in front. They were now in a defensive position.

The location is quite interesting. Like the entire Guanzhong area, it is also in a zone with mountains on both sides and a valley in the middle. The valley in the middle is very large, but the access to the valley from the front and back is very narrow.

In this kind of terrain, once the cavalry completely enters the valley, the relatively flat terrain is very suitable for the cavalry to launch attacks and give full play to the cavalry's advantages. However, the narrow entrances at the front and rear make it difficult for the cavalry to attack a large number of people in a short period of time.

Entering the valley, whether it was Sun Jian's pursuit force or Han Sui's reinforcements, they were mainly cavalry, but they were easily stuck by the terrain during the process of joining the battlefield in the valley.

When the grain transport team uses this narrow intersection to defend, it can effectively prevent Sun Jian's cavalry from attacking to a large extent. However, due to the quantity and quality of the troops, the escorts of these grain transport teams are still the same as Sun Jian's cavalry.

There is a certain gap between them, so even if you make good use of the terrain, it will be difficult to completely block Sun Jian's attack in the end. It is only a matter of time before the intersection is lost.

Once Sun Jian can break through the defense of the escort quickly enough, they can drive straight in and rush to the entrance of the valley on the back before Han Sui's army arrives, blocking and intercepting Han Sui's incoming reinforcements, and cutting off Han Sui's reinforcements.

With the connection with the grain transport team, Sun Jian can concentrate his forces to launch an attack on the grain transport team in the valley and destroy this batch of food to the greatest extent. In this way, Han Sui's army, which has lost its food supply, will immediately fall into a crisis of food shortage.

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Because of the narrow intersection at the rear, Han Sui's reinforcements were unable to fully utilize their strength. Instead, there was a high probability of a certain degree of chaos due to the burning of food and grass. At that time, Sun Jian's army might still have a chance.

Taking advantage of the declining morale of Han Sui's troops, he could cover up the attack and cause considerable damage to Han Sui's main force.

Even if Sun Jian's troops were still unable to defeat Han Sui's reinforcements in the end, their goal had been achieved and they could retreat directly. With everyone being cavalry, it would be difficult for Han Sui to pursue Sun Jian.

The prerequisite for all this to happen is that Sun Jian's troops must break through the defense of the grain transport team as soon as possible. Sun Jian's army and Han Sui's reinforcements must race against time. Success or failure depends on which of the two sides can survive in the chaotic battlefield.

Seized the opportunity.

When Sun Jian led his army to the front of the battle, after listening to the spies' reports on the surrounding terrain, he, who was very experienced on the battlefield, quickly realized the key to the success or failure of this battle. Therefore, when he saw the escort team in the narrow

When there is a heavy defense at an intersection, I am determined to break through this defense as quickly as possible at all costs.

This second grain transportation team and the first grain transportation team both carried out defenses that relied on terrain, but their strategic values ​​were very different. The first grain transportation team had just set off from Chencang City, and the distance between them was close to the grain and grass.

The main force transported to Han Sui is still a long way away, so whether they are eliminated immediately will have little impact on whether Han Sui's troops can obtain food supplies in the short term.

The second grain transport team is about to rendezvous with Han Sui's main force. If Han Sui's main force can obtain this supply of food and grass, they will be able to alleviate the crisis of food shortage, and then take advantage of the situation to lure their superior forces to the west again.

, then whether it is the first grain transport team or Chencang, it is difficult not to be recaptured by Han Sui's main force.

Sun Jian took the lead and rushed to the front. He shouted loudly on his horse, and the cavalry behind him also followed. The killing sound was loud and the momentum was extraordinary. However, their high momentum was soon met with a ruthless counterattack by the defenders. The grain transport team

Several layers of resisting horses were made using the terrain, and soldiers holding spears were placed between the resisting horses.

Sun Jian rushed forward, but the horse under his crotch was unwilling to move forward. The spear in the gap immediately stabbed at him. Sun Jian pulled out the long knife from his waist and cut off the spear, but soon there was another spear.

Spears came from other directions, followed by bows and crossbows. The war horse under Sun Jian's crotch was hit in the eye by the crossbow. He screamed and started to run forward like crazy. As a result, he was directly hit and killed by Ju Ma.

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Sun Jian was also thrown off his horse, and the other cavalry behind him and around him also encountered difficulties. The cavalry he led were mainly light cavalry, which had advantages in mobility, but once they encountered

With such a tight defense, the impact of these light cavalry is very limited, and it is difficult to put enough pressure on the defender's position.

After Sun Jian fell from his horse, he had no choice but to retreat. Not long after, the first wave of attacks launched by Sun Jian was a complete failure. Sun Jian was extremely depressed about this. The anger in his chest was burning, but he didn't know how to vent it. At this time, his men

The deputy general gave Sun Jian an idea, saying that he could circle his troops to the mountains on both sides, and then charge down the hillside, thus bypassing this intersection.

But Sun Jian rejected this idea because the roads up the mountain on both sides were not easy to walk on. It was difficult for infantry to walk up, let alone riding horses. In addition, it would take a long time to go up the mountain. I was afraid that there would be a detour.

On the hillside, Han Sui's reinforcements had already arrived. In addition, it was difficult to say that the defenders of the grain transport team would not have taken precautions early. The number of troops under his command was limited. If the troops were divided now, it would be even more difficult to break through the defense.

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Soon Sun Jian once again led his army to launch a second round of fierce attack on the intersection, but the result was still the same as the first time. It was very difficult for the light cavalry to forcefully break through the narrow intersection that was tightly defended in advance.

Even if you want to use the human sea tactic and rush through at all costs, the narrow intersection will make it impossible for the attacker to do so.

As the saying goes, one man can block a barrier but ten thousand men cannot open it. Although this intersection cannot be said to be so powerful, the defensive advantage is indeed relatively large.

Sun Jian, who was frustrated again, was completely annoyed, so he didn't care anymore. He also agreed to the tactics that he had just rejected, and prepared to divide his troops and go around the sides of the upper valley to look for opportunities to rush into the valley.

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