Sun Jianqiang left Yuan Shu's army camp and returned to his own tent. He immediately ordered the army to raise troops. After several battles, of the 30,000 soldiers he brought from Changsha, less than 20,000 were left. With only 20,000 soldiers, there was no way he could deal with Yuan Shu. Therefore,
Sun Jian left in a hurry without taking anything extra. He left the city from Luoyang and headed south to return to Changsha.
By the time Yuan Shu came to his senses, Sun Jian had already left. Yuan Shu could only sigh and send someone to write a letter to Sun Jian, hoping to return to Nanyang for the sake of his family. Sun Jian sneered several times and abandoned Yuan Shu's letter in the wilderness.
Going south from Luoyang, after passing Wancheng, the road is divided into two, one leads to Yiyang and the other leads to Fancheng. The destinations of these two roads are Changsha, but the road conditions are different. One is a waterway and the other is a dry road. From
From Yiyang, you need to cross the Yangtze River to Changsha via Zaoyang; if you go to Fancheng, you can go down the Xiangjiang River to Changsha.
"Lord, which way should we go?" Cheng Pu asked: "There was news a few days ago that Liu Biao sent Huang Zu to stop us in Yiyang. If we go to Fancheng, we are likely to encounter Liu Biao's army in Xiangyang. Which side is not good for us.
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"It's better to take the water route!" Han Dang said: "Our army has been fighting continuously. The soldiers are exhausted and they have to travel so far. It would be even more dangerous if we encounter Huang Zu. We board the ship from Fancheng. As long as we are careful enough, we should not encounter the Jingzhou navy.
, and it’s faster to go this way, even if Yuan Shu sends troops to chase him, he can still get rid of him!"
Sun Jian nodded: "Yes! Let's go to Xiangyang. If Liu Biao doesn't leave the city, if he dares to come out, he will never come back!"
Long Fei and his team had already passed Tongguan and would reach Chang'an in two days. Along the way, there were constant messages from Luoyang, paying special attention to Sun Jian's movements. The day Sun Jian left Yuan Shu, Long Fei couldn't sit still.
It was not that he was worried that Hei Bing would be detrimental to him, but that he was interested in the jade seal in Sun Jian's hand, and it was time to implement Jia Xu's plan to steal a dragon and turn a phoenix into a phoenix.
Long Fei found Jia Xu, and Jia Xu took out the fake jade seal made by someone and put it in front of Long Fei. It really looked like that. He had never seen the jade seal, so he could only make the shape according to the description in the classics.
Made by craftsmen. But having said that, there are still a few people in the world who have seen the jade seal. As long as they see the words "Ordered by heaven, they will live long and prosperous", everyone thinks that it surpasses the jade seal.
"Although this thing is a fake, it will still be considered a cultural relic if it is placed two thousand years later, hahaha..." Long Fei joked.
Jia Xu said: "Regardless of whether it is true or false, as long as everyone thinks it is true, it is true. When will your lord prepare to leave? I heard that Sun Jian has arrived in Wancheng, so I guess he will go to Fancheng and return to Changsha via Xiangyang and Xiangjiang River. My lord wants to
You can wait outside Xiangyang City if you go!"
"In that case, then go to Xiangyang and find the second brother, Brother Huang and Dian Wei!"
When Sun Jian's army left Wancheng, its first target was Deng County, which is the junction of Nanyang and Xiangyang. Both Yuan Shu and Liu Biao deployed heavy troops here to prevent the other party from attacking them. Yuan Shu's soldiers were easy to say, but they did not have any.
After receiving Yuan Shu's order and seeing Sun Jian's menacing attack, they had to get out of the way. But Liu Biao's Jingzhou soldiers were different. Sun Jian was still Yuan Shu's general, and the sudden attack was an attack. The Jingzhou army resisted desperately, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides. Helpless
The Jingzhou soldiers had not gone through the battle formation, so how could they fight with these people who had just come off the battlefield? In one morning, Sun Jian defeated the Jingzhou soldiers, captured three thousand prisoners, killed a thousand, and captured the entire Deng County.
When Liu Biao learned that Sun Jian had not left Yiyang, but was heading towards Xiangyang, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Kuai Yue said: "My lord, Xiangyang is an important town in Jingzhou. There must be no mistakes. Please send someone quickly to ask General Huang Zu to come back."
The military alliance will guard Xiangyang and ensure that Xiangyang is safe!"
Kuai Liang said: "Even if Huang Zu returns to the army, it may not be effective. Sun Jian wants to take advantage of the Xiangjiang River and go down the river back to Changsha. We should take precautions as soon as possible!"
Cai Hao sneered: "Going down the river? What a joke, my 30,000 sailors are vegetarians? Why don't you ask about the sailor in Jingzhou who dares to look down on me?" Cai Hao clasped his fist at Liu Biao: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, I'll do it right away.
Go and arrange the troops to move all the ships east of Xiangjiang River to Jiangxi. I wonder how Sun Jian will go?"
Sun Jian captured Deng County and marched straight to Fancheng without stopping. The defenders of Fancheng surrendered without a fight. Sun Jian got a lot of food and grass, so he organized his army in Fancheng to prepare for war. The spies came to report that Cai Mao, the chief commander of the Jingzhou Navy, had surrounded all the ships on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River.
On the west bank, 10,000 naval troops were sent to defend Xiangjiang and were well prepared. At the same time, Huang Zu, who was originally in Yiyang, was returning to the army, preparing to attack from both sides.
"Bastard Liu Biao! Does he really think that this small Xiangjiang River alone can block my way?" Sun Jian slapped his palm on the case: "Pass my military order to start building more rafts today to prepare for crossing the river!"
Sun Jian was originally from Wu County and had been the governor of Changsha for many years. Most of his generals were from the south. Water battles were not difficult for them. Let alone the Xiangjiang River, even if the Yangtze River was ahead, these people could find a way to cross.
Cai Mao's naval forces were considered elite in Jingzhou. To these people who had experienced life-and-death battles, they were just babies who had never been on the battlefield.
In three days, a total of one thousand rafts were built. Each raft could accommodate twenty or thirty people. Small rafts were connected together to form a big raft. Pieces of large rafts were connected on the water, and the entire Xiangjiang River was like flat ground. Sun Jian gave an order
Next, Sun Jian, Sun Ce and his son personally led the charge forward, Cheng Pu and Han Dang protected the two wings, Huang Zhong led the archers behind, stepped on the pontoon bridge built with rafts, and rushed towards Jiangxi with shouts.
Because of the obstruction of the raft, Cai Mao's navy was divided into two, and was suppressed by the archers led by Huang Gai. The advantage of the navy was not reflected at all. Cai Mao urgently ordered to release arrows, but they were blocked by Cheng Pu and Han on the left and right wings.
When blocked with shields, the Xiangjiang River, which was only four to five hundred meters wide, was crossed in an instant. Sun Jian, Sun Ce and his son were like tigers coming out of their cages and pounced on the blocking Jingzhou army on the bank.
Zhang Yun, the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou Buzu, was Liu Biao's nephew. He was deeply trusted by Liu Biao and entrusted the defense of Xiangyang to him. Zhang Yun had a close personal relationship with Liu Biao's second son, Liu Cong. Liu Cong married the niece of Liu Biao's stepmother, Mrs. Cai, who was Shui.
The sister of the military commander Cai Hao. So Zhang Yun and Cai Hao also had some friendship. After the two discussed, they decided that Cai Hao would use warships to guard Xiangjiang River, and Zhang Yun would use his feet to defend the shore. As long as Sun Jian dared to come, once he crossed Xiangjiang River,
If the two of them attack from the front and back, they can capture Sun Jian alive.
They thought well, but they overestimated their own strength. Sun Jian used Huang Zhong's 5,000 archers to contain Cai Mao's navy, and the remaining 20,000 troops attacked Zhang Yun. Zhang Yun was a little overwhelmed at the beginning, and as soon as the two armies came into contact
, Jingzhou soldiers had seen such ferocious soldiers, and in an instant more than two hundred people fell under Sun Jian's butcher's knife. Seeing the blood, Sun Jian's army became more and more courageous in killing, but Jingzhou soldiers turned around and ran away. Zhang Yun could not stop.
They had no choice but to hide in Xiangyang City with them. Sun Jian's troops approached the city, and Cai Mao's navy was powerless and could only retreat.
Liu Biao did not expect that Sun Jian would be so brave. After the first battle, he was unable to fight back. He had to order the city gates to be closed tightly and defend Xiangyang, waiting for Huang Zu's reinforcements. Sun Jian fought at the foot of Xiangyang City and shouted at the defenders on the city.
He shouted: "Liu Biao, you can only do nothing! I beat you in the first battle and you dare not come out. When I take Jingzhou, I will cut you into pieces!"
No matter how provocative Sun Jian was, Liu Biao just stayed behind closed doors. Huang Zu's reinforcements had already arrived in Xinye and would soon return to Xiangyang. Cheng Pu suggested that Sun Jian board the ship immediately and withdraw to Changsha, but Sun Jian smiled and said: "There is no one in Jingzhou.
Xiangyang, and then down the river to Jiangling, Jiangxia and other cities. Even Yuan Shu dare not look down on me!"
"Yes! This Liu Biao is a loser. If he is asked to be the shepherd of Jingzhou, it is better to let his father do it!" Sun Ce said immediately.
"Lord, I'm still a little worried!" Cheng Pu said again: "Xiangyang City has high walls and thick walls. It will be difficult to defeat it with our current strength. If Huang Zu captures Fan City, we will not be able to hold on for long without food and grass. I heard that Liu Biao has appointed Han
Xuan is the prefect of Changsha, if we don’t go back early, it will be very detrimental to us if Han Xuan gets a solid foundation!"
"We have Jingzhou, but why are we afraid of Changsha?" Sun Ce disagreed.
Sun Jian smiled and nodded approvingly: "What my son said is absolutely true. As long as Xiangyang is captured, Jingzhou will fall into the hands of our father and son. Send my military order to attack Xiangyang again!"
Looking at the fighting in Xiangyang City, Long Fei took the war horse and let out a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, Sun Jian hasn't left yet. If he gets on the boat, it will be too late for us to chase him! Let's go up the mountain and have a look!"
Yanshan is the highest mountain in the north of Xiangyang. The situation in Xiangyang can be seen clearly from here. Sitting on the top of Yanshan, Long Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei and others watched what was going on down the mountain. Sun Jian was attacking Xiangyang, and the soldiers
They were so brave that they seemed to have already scaled the city wall. In order to protect their homeland, the Jingzhou soldiers had to fight no matter how scared they were. Once they put life and death aside, the rest was superfluous. Not to mention, the Jingzhou soldiers' madness was enough to withstand Sun Jianjun's attack.
They launched several fierce attacks and pushed back Sun Jian's army.
Sun Jian's face was full of anger, and he kept urging the soldiers to continue the attack. He even personally led the charge and rushed to the top of Xiangyang City. Zhao Yun nodded: "This Sun Jian is really leading the way!"
"Shit! This is a reckless man!" Long Fei said: "As a coach, you should control the entire battle situation from your own position. You can only be an ordinary man in the lead. Only a general can strategize and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away. Sun Jian is the most talented.
He can only be a general with a hundred men! The Han court actually made him a general, what a joke!"
"Then what can I do? How high an official can I be?" Dian Wei interrupted.
Long Fei looked at him: "You! You are better at martial arts than Sun Jian, and you are braver and stronger than Sun Jian. If I were the emperor, I would definitely make you a Cavalry Captain!"
"Hehehehe..." Dian Wei giggled. He knew that the Cavalry Commander was greater than the Hundred-Man General, which meant that he was stronger than Sun.
The battle in Xiangyang was in full swing. Fancheng, across the river from Xiangyang, suddenly burst into flames, which stunned the Jingzhou Army and Sun Jian's army who were fighting fiercely.