"It came so fast!" Zhou Ping couldn't help being shocked.
If Sun Ce had not encountered him, perhaps he would not have led his troops to attack Taishi Ci now, but would have attacked Wang Lang of Kuaiji first.
But that's fine. With Sun Ce's help, he can more easily convince Taishi Ci to leave with him.
"Brother Ziyi, Sun Ce must have expected that I would come to see you. He thought that we were going to join forces from the north and the south, so he wanted to come and kill you first to weaken Xuzhou. At this time, Xuzhou has not yet sent troops, and there is no pressure on Sun Ce's north.
I personally lead 30,000 soldiers and horses here, but I'm afraid that thousands of you can't resist it! It's better to follow me across Jiangxi first, attack Yuan Shu first, and capture the two counties in Jiangxi, and then come back to capture the land east of Jiangxi."
Zhou Ping advised again.
Taishi Ci did not expect that Sun Ce would personally lead 30,000 troops to attack. He also knew that with more than 6,000 people, he would definitely not be able to resist, but he was unwilling to leave just like that.
While he was still hesitating, Zhou Ping said again: "Brother Ziyi, if you keep the green mountains here, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. Sun Ce is very brave, and now there are many soldiers and horses. With your strength, it will be impossible to defeat him. The only way is to fight with my lord Zhendong."
The generals first combined their forces to defeat Yuan Shu and gained the two counties of Jiujiang and Lujiang. Then they could cross the rivers from Guangling, Jiujiang and Lujiang, thereby dividing Sun Ce's troops and weakening them. At the same time, King Jingxing of Kuaiji could also send troops to contain Sun Ce's troops.
If he is distracted from all directions, he will surely be destroyed."
Taishi Ci nodded slightly, but he remained silent, obviously he had not yet made his final decision.
At this time, the detectives sent out by Taishi Ci hurriedly reported back, saying that Sun Ce was leading tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and was rushing towards Jing County.
It has been confirmed that Sun Ce led his troops to attack, and it was not Zhou Ping's deliberate alarmism.
Taishi Ci sighed: "It took a lot of effort for me to establish myself here, but now I have to leave. I really feel reluctant to leave!"
"A wise man should have a long-term plan, and should not only consider the immediate benefits. Sun Ce is coming with a large army. If he refuses to fight, he may have no chance of winning. He should avoid his sharp forces for the time being. The traitors are approaching. My sworn brother must not hesitate any longer.
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Zhou Ping tried hard to persuade him, but he really didn't want Taishi Ci to fall into Sun Ce's hands. That would lose a friend and gain a powerful enemy.
Taishi Ci suddenly stood up, gritted his teeth, and said: "What you said is true, you should avoid the enemy's sharpness and attack the enemy's fatigue. I am willing to follow you to attack Jiujiang. As for Zulang Jiao, I can ask them to stay here."
Here, let them hold back Sun Ce's troops and make them tired, and then when we attack again, we will be able to win easily."
"It's okay, but if Zu Lang and others fight from the city, they will be defeated. When Sun Ce's troops arrive, they can only let them retreat into the mountains and disperse them. If the enemy troops advance, they will retreat. If the enemy troops advance, they will retreat.
If they retreat, they can assemble into a group, pursue from behind, and hold back Sun Ce's troops."
Zhou Ping stood up and said.
"When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we advance, hahaha..." Taishi Ci laughed and said, "Sir's plan is very clever. Sun Ce has many soldiers and horses, and it will be difficult for the army to move into the mountains. Zu Lang and others are skilled in this
On the mountain road, you can come and go freely, you can hide when you retreat, and you can attack when you advance, Sun Ce will be helpless!"
Taishi Ci gathered the soldiers and announced that he would cross the river to attack Shouchun.
Some of them were nostalgic for their old friends and were unwilling to leave their hometown, but only about 5,000 people were willing to follow.
He also sent people to Lingyang and Yi counties and asked the commanders such as Zulang and Jiao Ji to follow the strategy mentioned by Zhou Ping. When the enemy troops came, they were told not to defend the city but to disperse and retreat into the mountains.
If the enemy soldiers want to leave, they can quickly gather together, chase and attack from behind, and make Sun Ce's troops restless. It is best to hold them back so that they are unable to look west and cannot rescue Yuan Shu.
On the second day, the detectives reported that Sun Ce's forward troops and horses were already fifty miles away from Jingxian County, and Sun Ce's large army was also more than a hundred miles away.
Taishi Ci and Zhou Ping did not dare to stay any longer and immediately led their troops to leave Jing County.
Sun Ce's troops came from the northeast, and they were heading northwest to reach Chungu County and cross the river from Chungu.
The south of Jing County is basically mountainous, with very little cultivated land. Many people have no land to cultivate. Even those who have land refuse to pay taxes, and even gather together to become thieves.
Danyang's elite soldiers are mainly people from the south of Danyang. When Wu Jing was the governor of Danyang before, Sun Ce came here to recruit soldiers, and was defeated by Zu Lang once in Jing County. The soldiers Sun Ce recruited at that time were the people from the mountains in the south of Danyang.
They often live in the mountains. Although they are brave and brave, they find it difficult to obey orders when marching.
Zhou Ping and Tai Shici had only gone more than fifty miles away from Jingxian County when a scout came to report that Sun Ce's vanguard troops had turned to pursue them. The distance was now only twenty miles.
Taishi Ci heard that the pursuing enemy's forward troops only had 5,000 troops, and most of Sun Ce's troops were still sixty or seventy miles away. He said to Zhou Ping: "Sir, there are only 5,000 troops in the front of the pursuing troops, and we also have five."
Thousands of troops, I want to ambush them for a while, what do you think?"
Zhou Ping did not answer immediately, thinking that there were 5,000 men and horses in the front of the pursuing army, and there were only 5,000 soldiers like Tai Shici, so they did not have an advantage in numbers.
However, if it is an ambush, it will definitely be easy to win, but Sun Ce's army is not far away, and I am afraid that they will speed up their march to come to support. Even if they cannot rescue in time, they will march slowly because of this and may be overtaken by his army.
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Moreover, it will take time to cross the river when we reach Spring Valley. If we only cross half of the river and the enemy soldiers catch up, the other half will not be able to escape.
"That's not appropriate," Zhou Ping shook his head, "Most of Sun Ce's troops are not far from here. If he stops to ambush, I'm afraid he will catch up, and it will be difficult to leave by then."
Zhou Ping wanted Taishi Ci to take his troops to Jiujiang to help him, but he didn't want to lose half of his troops before crossing the river.
"Haha, sir, you are too worried. If the ambush succeeds, I'm afraid they won't dare to pursue you anymore." Tai Shici said with a smile.
Zhou Ping was right. If the ambush was successful, Sun Ce's troops would not dare to pursue him too close. I am afraid they would have to explore all the way, and they would not be able to move very fast.
These soldiers recruited by Taishi Ci have never been on the battlefield. They may not be good at attacking in formation, but they are definitely good at ambushes.
"Okay, if you want to ambush, brother Ziyi can lead two thousand men and horses to lie beside the road. I will lead the rest of the people in front to lure the enemy to pursue me. When the time comes, I will stop and fight with the enemy, and you can lead the people from behind.
Charge out and attack from both front and rear, and the enemy army will be defeated."
"That's what I mean. I can take advantage of this to dampen Sun Ce's spirit and let him know that he is not the only one who is brave."
Taishi Ci led two thousand people to hide beside the road, and ordered the remaining people to obey Zhou Ping's order and continue to move forward slowly to lure the enemy soldiers to pursue them.
Sun Ce's forward troops were led by Huang Gai, and they met Chen Wu who had been chasing Zhou Ping before. The two led their troops and horses in pursuit, hoping to catch Zhou Ping and Taishi Ci.
Huang Gai and Han Dang are both veterans who have worked with Sun Jian.
Han Dang was shot to death. At this moment, Huang Gai wanted to kill Zhou Ping and others to avenge Han Dang, but also wanted to destroy them to eliminate the hidden danger of Tai Shi Ci and Liu Bei joining forces from the north and the south.
He urged the troops and horses to rush forward and pursued them very quickly. After knowing that Tai Shici led the troops and horses to leave Jing County and retreat to the northwest, he turned to pursue them again.
In his heart, he only knew that Tai Shici was on the run this time, and he never thought that they would dare to stay and ambush him.
Therefore, when the chase was only ten miles away, he thought that he was marching too fast, so he chased so close, so he ordered his troops to speed up, hoping to kill Zhou Ping and Taishi Ci and take the first victory. Taishi Ci
Huang Gai didn't even pay attention to the rabble he led.
After chasing for another five or six miles, Huang Gai saw a man in front of him and immediately hit the road.
This man holds a bow in his hand and stands astride a bright red horse. Who is this man if not the man who shot Han Dang?
When the enemy saw each other, they were extremely jealous. Huang Gai knew that this man was very good at arching and did not dare to rush forward. He immediately ordered his troops to advance together. No matter how good his arching skills were, he could not shoot many people.
