Chapter 49 A tragic victory

Author: Magic Prince

Chapter 49 A tragic victory

Now that he had made a decision, Sun Jian made a decisive decision. He personally led his army forward from the mountain on the north side, leaving part of the army to continue attacking from the front intersection, and then sent another unit to detour around the south hillside. Then we would see.

Is it better to walk on the north hillside or the south hillside? Anyway, the more you try, the more opportunities you may have.

The offensive pace of Sun Jian's troops who remained in the frontal attack slowed down significantly. On the one hand, being unable to attack for a long time had a great impact on their morale. On the other hand, their continuous long-distance attacks during this period, whether they were men or horses,

They are already very tired, and as soon as their concentration relaxes even a little bit, they almost immediately lose their energy.

The morale of the defenders is getting higher and higher. After all, they also know that their reinforcements will arrive soon. As long as this period of time passes, the offensive and defensive momentum will soon be completely reversed.

It is said that Sun Jian led his army towards the northern hillside. He found that many war horses were completely unable to climb. Even if people pulled the horses after dismounting, they could not climb from relatively steep places. Although these places were normally physically strong.

When there is enough time, it is completely possible to climb up, but now we can only take a long way up from a relatively gentle place.

The spies sent by Sun Jian before did not carefully observe the hillsides on both sides. On the one hand, it was because of limited time, and on the other hand, it was also because the terrain on the hillside was complex and not something that a few spies could detect clearly.

, when Sun Jian personally led the army, he also discovered that it was not completely impossible to lead the army up the mountain, but the prerequisite was to master a correct road up the mountain.

It's just that time is limited now. He can either find the most correct path as soon as possible, or he can only rely on Mang. However, it is not so easy to find the correct path in a short time, but he has to rely on Mang's troops.

I am exhausted and a little immobile, what should I do?

Just when Sun Jian was at a loss what to do, he saw a woodcutter not far away who was chopping wood. The woodcutter had a gray head but a strong body. He must have been a strong man that ordinary people could not match when he was young. Sun Jian immediately dismounted his horse and stepped forward.

, chatted with the woodcutter, hoping to learn from him some good routes to the mountains nearby.

After a conversation, the woodcutter briefly introduced himself, and then told Sun Jian that there was indeed a hidden road that could quickly go up the mountain. However, there were often tigers, leopards, jackals and other beasts on this road, so even though he knew the road, he did not know it.

I rarely go for a walk.

Sun Jian asked the woodcutter to lead the way. The woodcutter heard that Sun Jian was a general who countered the rebellion, so he walked in front to lead the way. Finally, Sun Jian successfully led his army to the mountain. At this time, Sun Jian just wanted to thank the old woodcutter, but suddenly

Suddenly, I found that the woodcutter had disappeared.

Although Sun Jian felt very strange, he did not have time to think too much. He let his cavalry rest for a while on the mountainside, and then personally led his troops to charge down the slope.

The downhill slope of this hillside is actually not particularly steep, but it is very long. If you want to rush from your current position to the location of the enemy's food in the valley, you have to run for a long distance. However, it is downhill after all, and the speed will be slow.

It is faster and the overall running process will be more labor-saving.

Obviously, the grain transport team in the valley did not expect that Sun Jian would lead his army to attack from the north, so they did not make additional defensive preparations. At this time, although Sun Jian's troops sent to the south slope encountered difficulties in going up the mountain, it was difficult for them to be like Sun Jian.

The troops he led also successfully launched the attack from the south, but Sun Jian's troops from the north had already moved in, and the effect was actually achieved.

After the defenders of the grain transport team discovered that the cavalry led by Sun Jian had rushed down from the northern hillside, it was too late to make defensive deployments. They could only withdraw the main defensive troops originally deployed at the narrow intersection, but in this way

There is no doubt that Sun Jian's frontal attack force will be given some opportunities, although it is hard to say whether the frontal attack force can seize this opportunity.

Sun Jian led a small number of cavalry troops behind him and rushed into the grain transport team's camp in the valley. They held knives in one hand and torches in the other, killing and injuring the opponent while also igniting as much grain and grass as possible.

However, at this time, the main reinforcements under Han Sui had gradually arrived at the east intersection. When these cavalrymen saw the fire rising in the valley, they knew that something was not good, so they whipped their whips hard and rushed back for reinforcements.

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The guards of the grain transport team gradually returned to support and surrounded Sun Jian's troops. Although the cavalry led by Sun Jian had caused considerable damage to the camp of the grain transport team, their number was limited after all.

It was far from being able to burn out most or even all of the grain transport team. With the arrival of Han Sui's main reinforcements, Sun Jian's cavalry had begun to experience significant attrition.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Sun Jian had no choice but to lead his army to the west. At this time, the narrow intersection guarded on the west side was finally broken through. Sun Jian's frontal cavalry troops also rushed in and combined with the troops led by Sun Jian, and in turn cooperated with the grain transporters.

The troops fought together with Han Sui's reinforcements.

The southern troops sent by Sun Jian had no choice but to return from the original route. Although they returned in vain, they still had time to join the battlefield. The intersection on the east side was narrower than the intersection on the west side, so Han Sui

In fact, it is difficult for the number of reinforcements to reach and overwhelm Sun Jian's troops in a short period of time.

Sun Jian led his army to loot and burn some of the grain and grass of the grain transport team. In total, nearly half of the grain of Han Sui's army was burned. However, at this time, Han Sui's reinforcements gradually gained the upper hand in terms of quantity and situation. Sun Jian's army

After all, after a long-distance attack, the men and horses were exhausted, and the limit had been reached at this time. If the battle continued, the entire army would definitely be annihilated.

Therefore, Sun Jian had no choice but to fight and retreat at the same time, allowing the troops in the rear to retreat as quickly as possible, while he personally led some elite troops in the front to block the enemy's pursuit.

When the next morning, Sun Jian counted his troops again and found that more than half of the 1,500 cavalry he brought had been lost, and there were still about 700 people left, and the remaining 700 people

There are also many injured, some even seriously injured and losing the ability to continue fighting.

After this battle, Sun Jian's army paid a heavy price, but it only burned about half of the grain of the grain transport team. They retreated from the mountain road to the complex terrain, otherwise they would have been annihilated long ago.

At this time, Han Sui's troops were furious and were bound to launch a violent counterattack. The next person who decided the direction of the entire situation became Xiang Yu and the two thousand cavalry troops he led.
Chapter completed!