Forty-five miles northwest of Shouchun City, the vanguard cavalry unit led by Huang Zhong stopped on a mountain. Huang Zhong rode on horseback and looked into the distance. What he saw was a vast country, and he felt sad in his heart.
"Commander, what should we do now? Should we move forward, or..." The person who spoke was Huang Zhong's general Li Tong, a former military lieutenant in the shogunate of General Huang Zhong.
The Huaxia Kingdom has a total of eleven generals, including Zhang Fei, the newly enthroned General of Suiyuan this year. Each general opens a mansion according to the usual practice. There are five battalions in the opening mansion, and one captain, each battalion is five hundred.
The people are the standing armies of the major generals. In addition, there are also specially set up long histories and one person in chief. Although the position is not very high, the status is extremely important. Sometimes, in terms of authority, it even surpasses those generals with no titles.
The gap between direct lineage and non-lineage lineage is actually quite large, and this gap seems to have been accompanied by the origin of history.
Therefore, the generals of the Huaxia Kingdom are proud to be able to enter the shogunate. Their salary may not be high, but their status is very respected.
Li Tong was originally a general of Cao Wei. After surrendering to the Huaxia Kingdom, he was selected into the shogunate by Huang Zhong together with Zhu Ling, Lu Qian, Mao Jie, and Dong Zhao, and became the captain of the fifth battalion. In addition, Su Ze and Zheng Hunze served as captains respectively.
Master Shi He. In Huang Zhong’s shogunate
There were both civil and military personnel in the shogunate, and it became one of the few shogunate in China where scribes accounted for a larger proportion than military generals. It is precisely because of this that Huang Zhong had his own think tank. Before every battle, he would hold a military meeting.
It became a major feature of its shogunate.
After listening to Li Tong's words, Huang Zhong frowned and said calmly: "Shouchun is an important city in Huainan. Taking Shouchun is equivalent to taking the entire Huainan. Our country is weak in Huainan. Now His Highness has finally occupied Shouchun."
In the spring, facing the fierce attack of Wu’s army, how could our army survive?
Do you want to die? However, judging from the current situation, Shouchun is probably in danger. Although the heavy rain last night was heavy, it would not make Shouchun City a vast area for dozens of miles. There must be something fishy in this.
, and wait for the scouts to report back and get the news before making a decision."
Although Huang Zhong is old, he is very clear-headed. It is precisely because of his old age that he is afraid of making any mistakes, so he gathers a group of wise men around him to remind him from time to time. As for fighting, he maintains his own strength and strength.
Therefore, charging into the battle is usually carried out personally, and Li Tong, Zhu Ling, and Lu Qian are used only when necessary. Under normal circumstances, Li Tong, Zhu Ling, and Lu Qian are responsible for Huang Zhong's pressure and the safety of the left and right wings.
However, after every war, Huang Zhong always divided the battle merits equally among them, and gave all the rewards to his subordinates, because he knew that he was already a highly respected minister, and no matter how great his merits were, it would be impossible for him to be granted another title.
It is better to distribute the battle merits to your subordinates and let them work harder to fight for you.
Huang Zhong's actions were once praised by Gao Fei, but because Huang Zhong was already the Duke of Dingguo and the general, he was regarded as a highly respected minister. If he were to be granted another title, the title above the duke would be the king's title.
with China
It was a paradox that people with different surnames should not be crowned kings as agreed upon at the founding of the People's Republic of China, so they could not be crowned kings anymore, and could only be rewarded with some gold, silver, and silk. In the Chinese nation, Huang Zhong was regarded as a unique flower among all the armies, and he also became a model for all armies to follow.
"Dismount and rest where you are!" Huang Zhong jumped off the horse, stood the Nine Phoenix Chaoyang Sword in his hand on the ground, and then said to the men behind him.
Li Tong turned the horse's head, raised the steel gun in his hand high, and shouted: "All troops dismount and rest where they are!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two thousand cavalrymen behind them all performed the same movements. From a distance, they looked like they were carved from the same mold.
"Commander, looking at what's going on ahead, my subordinates feel a little uneasy. It rained heavily last night, and a lot of water can accumulate on the ground in an instant. But looking at the vast country ahead, the water has not gone down. I feel that something is wrong.
It's not that simple, it's even beyond
It has exceeded our imagination. The hillside we are on now is like a watershed. The ground to the west is already half dry, but the water to the east is still more than a foot deep..." Dong Zhao, the lieutenant of the Central Military Academy, came from behind.
, came to Huang Zhong's side and analyzed it carefully.
After hearing this, Huang Zhong said: "Keep talking..."
"Yes. Wu Jun has lived in the southeast for a long time and is very familiar with the local geographical environment and weather conditions. Wu Jun is very likely to take advantage of this opportunity to build a dam on the upper reaches of Feishui River. It happened to rain heavily last night, and flash floods broke out in many places, and the water could not flow out.
Then the Wu army dug dikes and flooded the city with water. At this moment, Shouchun City is still a vast ocean..."
After hearing this, Huang Zhong nodded and said: "It is very possible. If this is the case, then we should not stay for a while. The general Wang is the marshal of the army of China and the beloved son of the emperor.
, if there are any shortcomings, how can I explain it to the emperor?"
"What the commander said is absolutely true, but if the general Wang is really killed, if we go like this, we are afraid that we will be plotted by Wu again. I think that at this time, it is impossible for the Wu army not to know the news of our army's arrival. They
They will definitely make preparations. It is very likely that the Wu army will lure the enemy deep, and then gather superior forces to surround us and annihilate them." Dong Zhao's word Zhuji was such that Huang Zhong was entranced when he heard what he said.
Huang Zhong asked: "Then how should you respond based on your strategy?"
"The matter is just a speculation by my subordinates. It has not been confirmed yet. I want to wait for the scouts to come back before making a decision." Dong Zhao was well aware of the capabilities of the intelligence department of the Huaxia Kingdom, so after surrendering to the Huaxia Kingdom, he was selected by Huang Zhong to serve in the shogunate.
, he sincerely offered suggestions to the Huaxia Kingdom. Most of his strategies came from accurate information from the Intelligence Department. Therefore, like Huang Zhong, he always relied on the intelligence before coming up with countermeasures.
"Well, everything is based on intelligence and strikes later." After Huang Zhong finished speaking, he waited quietly on the hillside with everyone.
About a quarter of an hour later, a letter from Fei Ge came. After his soldiers took it off, they handed it directly to Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong opened the letter from Fei Ge and read it hastily, turned to Dong Zhao and said:
"As expected, the Wu army poured water into the city last night, and the entire area within dozens of miles of Shouchun was swallowed up by the flood. Countless people were killed and injured, and corpses were everywhere..."
After hearing the news, Li Tong, Dong Zhao and others deeply hated Wu Jun's actions. Although it is said that one general's achievements can lead to the death of thousands of people, such actions have harmed many innocent people and are really against humanity.
"Wu Jun did not hesitate to use this method to attack the city and seize the territory. It seems that he is desperate. The person who can come up with such a vicious plan must be a genius. Commander, what happened to His Highness and the Dragon Scale Army?" Dong Zhao asked
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Huang Zhongdao: "It wasn't mentioned in the letter, but if there is something true, it will definitely not be left unsaid. Not saying it proves that His Highness and the others are still alive. However, even if they are still alive now, the situation is definitely not optimistic. Dong School
Lieutenant, do you have any suggestions?"
"Follow the plan." Dong Zhao then whispered a few words into Huang Zhong's ear. After hearing this, Huang Zhong nodded happily.
"If this plan succeeds, you will be the first to succeed. Inform Lu Qian, Zhu Ling, and Mao Jie, and lead the rest of the horse and infantry troops to hurry up."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Zhong got on his horse, pulled out the Jiu Feng Chaoyang Sword that was stuck on the ground, and shouted loudly: "The whole army is mounted!"
After giving the order, Li Tong and Dong Zhao's two thousand cavalrymen quickly stood up from the ground, and then all jumped onto their horses.
Huang Zhong turned around and said to the cavalry behind him: "You are all my elite subordinates. You can raise troops for thousands of days and use them for a while. Now our general, Wang, and marshal are trapped in Shouchun City. The Wu dogs have broken the embankment and released water."
, causing thousands of innocent people to suffer from floods and causing countless deaths and injuries. Can we allow them to continue to do such evil things?"
"No!" Many sergeants replied together.
"Okay, today, the time has come to show your courage. Follow me to kill Wu Gou and save His Highness!" Huang Zhong waved the Nine Phoenix Chaoyang Sword, raised his arms and shouted.
"Kill Wu Gou, save His Highness! Kill Wu Gou, save His Highness! Kill Wu Gou, save His Highness!"
Waves of loud shouts came and went, resounding through the sky, and all the birds and animals in the woods around the hillside were running for it.
Seeing the high morale, Huang Zhong immediately jumped off his horse, rushed down the hillside with his knife, and shouted: "Everyone, dismount and move forward on foot!"
The old general roared, and hundreds of cavalrymen all turned over and dismounted. No matter you were a general or a soldier, after Huang Zhong roared, you all had to rush forward regardless of your own safety.
There was more than a foot of water on the flat ground below the hillside. After Huang Zhong rushed down the hillside, he was the first to jump into the water, took long strides and rushed forward. No matter how muddy the road ahead was,
He has to cross this journey to rescue the general king.
The group all switched from riding horses to walking, but no one complained because they obeyed their old general's advice. Even if there was a fire pit in front of them and the old general asked them to jump in, they would not hesitate. However, Huang Zhong's approach
There was nothing wrong. Soon, everyone discovered why they had to move forward on foot.
Because there is a vast country ahead, and there is not much mud on the ground, it is still a bit deep and shallow when walking. If a horse comes, I am afraid that the horse's hoof will sink deeply into the mud and be unable to extricate itself, and it will be easy to break the horse's leg.
Doing damage to the horses will also lower morale.
Huang Zhong and others walked all the way towards Shouchun, but less than thirty miles directly in front of them, Sun Ce and the five hundred cavalry were already unable to move forward. The golden helmets, golden armor, and golden guns were covered with dirty mud and water.
All the horses could no longer move forward, either because they got stuck in the mud and broke their legs, or because they were exhausted from walking on such a muddy road, they all became infantry.
As Sun Ce walked forward, he looked back at the scattered tribesmen behind him. On horseback, they were his elite warriors. Each of them was worth one for a hundred. But in this harsh environment, these soldiers
It's like a plate of loose sand.
He let out a long sigh, with a trace of pity in his eyes, and thought secretly in his heart: "I didn't expect that the flood last night could spread so widely, and villages within dozens of miles were affected.
It was submerged, and the people were dead, injured, and missing. If I had known that it would bring disaster to all living beings, I would not have used this strategy."
"Your Majesty..." Directly in front of Sun Ce, a scout quickly ran over from the muddy water, shouting as he ran, "Something bad is going to happen..."
When Sun Ce saw the scout in such a panic, he asked, "What are you panicking about? The sky is falling, it's a high ceiling. What are you doing in such a panic by shouting like this?"
The scout didn't say much else and said directly: "Your Majesty, Huang Zhong is coming here with his army. They are running through the water at a rapid marching speed. I'm afraid they will arrive here in less than a quarter of an hour."
"The speed is so fast? It is difficult for horses to move in this environment. How can they be so fast? Are their horses all flying Pegasus?" Sun Ce said suspiciously.
"They didn't ride horses, they were all on foot, but they traveled very quickly through mountains and rivers. It was obvious that they were a well-trained army, and their low-level positions were also found out. This army was Huang Zhong's direct personal guard.
, the strength is extraordinary.”
Sun Ce burst out laughing and said: "We came just in time. As long as we lure the enemy deeper, no matter how powerful Mr. Huang Zhong is, it will not help. Since they are here, let's wait for them here and wait for them to work. The whole army disperses.
, find a place to hide, snipe Huang Zhong first, and then lead them away by the nose."
After the words were spoken, everyone felt relieved that they could finally take a break. So, everyone followed Sun Ce to a forest, and then spread out, preparing to snipe Huang Zhong's troops.
At this moment, Huang Zhong was like a loach, walking up and down the muddy road very flexibly. He took the lead and ran at the front. He ran so many muddy roads in a row and was not tired yet.
, his physical strength is indeed comparable to that of his young generals.
Li Tong, Dong Zhao and others also admired Huang Zhong very much. At this time, Li Tong was still following Huang Zhong closely, but Dong Zhao's physique was relatively weaker. He always walked for a while and then rested for a while. For this reason
, Huang Zhong also specially allocated a hundred soldiers to protect him.
"Commander, we have traveled almost twenty miles in a hurry. Should we stop and take a rest?" Li Tong asked when he saw that the distance between him and Dong Zhao was getting farther and farther.
Huang Zhong said expressionlessly: "In daily training, how many laps have you run back and forth on this muddy road?"
"Almost forty or fifty laps!"
"One lap is almost a mile. You have run forty or fifty laps and you don't feel tired. How long have you been running for? Keep going, I know what's going on." Huang Zhong said angrily.
"promise!"
Huang Zhong and his party continued to move forward, and after walking less than two miles, Huang Zhong stopped, raised his hands, and said to the people behind him: "The whole army stops advancing!"
Li Tong immediately conveyed the order and said hurriedly: "Commander, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing. The march has been too long. Everyone stopped to rest and stayed where they were." When Huang Zhong spoke, his eyes were always staring into the distance, and his face was even more nervous.
After speaking, Huang Zhong stared at the muddy road ahead and a forest not far away, always feeling that something was not good. Out of caution, Huang Zhong ordered all the soldiers to rest where they were, and then quietly waited for Dong who was lagging behind.
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An earthen ridge divided a forest into two sides. Huang Zhong led his people on the earthen ridge and looked around. He saw something unusual in the woods. Relying on his own intuition, Huang Zhong was almost certain that the forest in front of him was different.
There is an ambush in the woods.
In the woods, Sun Ce was hiding in the woods with five hundred elites, just as Huang Zhong had guessed. However, there was a corpse at Sun Ce's feet. It was a scout from the Huaxia Kingdom. During the investigation, he was killed by Sun Ce.
The man was discovered, but was shot over by Sun Ce with an arrow. For this reason, Sun Ce also specially moved the ambush location almost five miles forward.
The reason why Huang Zhong stayed in place but did not move forward was because the scouts were waiting for him. Because the news from the scouts was the most important to him, he had to know the specific situation ahead and then formulate a battle plan in order to reduce the casualties.
Reduce to a minimum.
The sun is gradually rising, and the temperature is slowly beginning to rise. On a hot summer day, a heavy rainstorm last night did not bring much coolness to the earth, but made people feel even hotter.
There is a vast country for dozens of miles around here. People can easily be unbearable if they soak in the water for a long time. Coupled with the high temperature, this kind of jungle is not the battlefield they expected. They should be on the battlefield openly and openly.
Compete against each other. Unfortunately, God only gave them such an environment.
"Your Majesty, Huang Zhong's army has been stopped for a while. Have they discovered that we are ambushing here?" Han Dang was rescued last night. At this time, he put on his armor and helmet again and followed.
Sun Ce came here, ready to make meritorious deeds.