Jiang Qin crossed the river and fled back to Spring Valley. Only about a thousand people followed him back.
He sent someone to report to Sun Ce that he was guarding Spring Valley and did not dare to cross the river to fight for Xiang'an. Now he was afraid that Li Jia would come to fight with him for Spring Valley.
Zhou Ping was overjoyed when he heard the news that Li Jia had devised an empty city plan to defeat Jiang Qin. As long as he blocked Sun Ce, Zhang Xun, who was stationed in the nest, might be afraid and abandon the city and run away.
Li Jia is a talented person, good at making plans, and has Lü Meng's qualifications.
"General Yide, if you were Jiang Qin, would you lead the troops into the city?" Zhou Ping asked Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei scratched his head and chuckled, not knowing how to answer for a moment.
Now that we know clearly that there is an ambush in the city, if we still say that we are going in, we are stupid. If we say that we are not going in, it means that we are afraid of death.
After thinking for a while, he replied: "Sir, if I lead the troops, of course I dare to enter."
"Aren't you afraid of an ambush in the city?" Zhou Ping asked with a smile.
"Isn't the ambush in the city led by Li Gongliang? He is one of ours. What are you afraid of? Hehe..." Zhang Fei replied with a smile.
Zhou Ping couldn't help but laugh. He asked him a hypothetical question, but he answered it in real terms.
"Uncle Zhi, what about you, if you were Jiang Qin, would you dare to lead troops into the city?" Zhou Ping asked Chen Dao.
Chen Dao is usually very serious and serious.
He was able to follow Zhou Ping and Zhang Fei out this time, and he was grateful to Zhou Ping. In fact, he wanted to lead the troops and charge into battle. Only in that way could he show his ability and make achievements more easily.
"Of course we have to enter the city, but since the city gates on all sides are open, I will divide our troops and horses to enter through the two gates. If there is an ambush in the city, we can also support each other."
Zhou Ping nodded and said: "Well, it is indeed safe. Enter through the two gates together, and then join together after entering the city. If there is an ambush in the city, they will be attacked from both sides. It is not appropriate for Gongliang to open the gates on all sides this time."
Zhang Fei seemed to have thought of something, an excited look appeared on his face, and he said loudly: "Sir, when Sun Ce arrives, how about we also come up with an empty camp plan? Lure Sun Ce's troops into the camp, and then we will suddenly break out.
But you can kill him and leave nothing behind, hehe."
"Haha, General Yide, the plan must be changed according to the enemy. Li Gongliang used the empty city strategy twice. If he met you when he used the empty city timer for the first time, then his empty city strategy would not be successful, because you would lead the troops without hesitation.
Rush into the city."
When Zhang Fei heard this, he smiled stupidly and nodded: "I will definitely rush in."
"The second time he used the empty city strategy, that is, this time in Xiang'an, if he met Shuzhi, his empty city strategy would not work. He dared to ambush and open the city gate because Jiang Qin's troops were equal to his. Now Sun Ce
How can we use the empty camp strategy when our troops are three times ours? If we want to defeat Sun Ce, we will have to rely on the strength of the two of you!"
"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely kill Sun Ce." Zhang Fei's face was full of confidence.
Zhou Ping smiled, he knew that with Zhang Fei's force, even if he could not kill Sun Ce, he would not lose to him.
The detective horse reported that Sun Ce had already led his troops to cross the river and would arrive here in a few days.
Zhou Ping could not stop Sun Ce from crossing the river. After Sun Ce defeated Liu Yao, the navy was in his hands, and he now controlled the river.
"Young Master, you seem a little worried in the past few days."
Zhang Wu gave the wine gourd to Zhou Ping.
What's in the gourd now is not wine, but boiling water.
Zhou Ping did not lead an army before and could drink as much as he wanted. Now that he was the commander of an army, he would be afraid of causing trouble if he drank casually. However, his habit of drinking with a wine gourd was difficult to change, so he had to put boiling water into a wine gourd.
Water replaced wine.
"You also see my worry?"
Zhou Ping was a little surprised. He felt that he always kept smiling and showed no worry.
Zhang Wu replied: "Young Master will drink more when he is worried. Although the wine gourd is filled with water now, Young Master also drinks a lot."
"Well, you can tell from this incident that I am worried. It's good. If you want to be a general, you must know how to observe the micro details so that you can make better decisions. Yes, Sun Ce's 30,000 troops are about to arrive, and we only have 10,000 troops.
, I have no idea whether I can stop him!"
Zhou Ping really had no idea. Sun Ce and Yuan Shu were very different. If Yuan Shu commanded 30,000 soldiers and horses, he would be very confident that he could stop them.
But Sun Ce is the little overlord of Jiangdong. Not to mention his own bravery, there are many fierce generals in Jiangdong, and his soldiers are all strong soldiers from Yangzhou. This time he comes to help, and he comes with anger. After all, Wu Jing and Sun Bi
They all died in Liu Bei's hands.
If he can't stop him and allows him to lead his troops to Juchao, Liu Bei will have no choice but to retreat to Shu County, or even Hefei.
In order to block Sun Ce, Zhou Ping currently has no good strategy. The only ones he relies on are Zhang Fei and Chen Daozhiyong. He hopes that they can give the opponent a powerful start like Zhang Liao's eight hundred against one hundred thousand, so that he can block the opponent.
it's here.
"Young Master, who is braver between Sun Ce and Lu Bu?" Zhang Wu asked again.
Zhou Ping sighed slightly: "It can be said that the bravest person in the world today is Lu Bu, but Sun Ce's bravery is probably not weaker than that of Yun Chang and Yide."
Zhang Wu thought for a moment and said: "Young Master, just like Lu Bu, when General Zhang Yide fights with him, I will shoot him secretly, and then General Yide can stab him to death. Once Sun Ce dies,
His army will be defeated."
Zhou Ping smiled slightly, walked over and put his hands on Zhang Wu's shoulders: "Although soldiers are not afraid of deceit, I still hope that you can be an upright general in the future and kill enemy generals head-on instead of hurting them with hidden arrows. Unfortunately, you are only good at bow shooting.
Otherwise, you can fight the enemy generals on the battlefield."
"I don't want to be an upright general. I just want to help Shaojun kill the enemy and make him less worried. Wu has been hunting with his father since he was a child. Almost every arrow is shot secretly. I only regard Sun Ce as prey. Shao
You once taught me that loyalty should come first, and those who deserve to be killed must be killed without the kindness of women. Sun Ce is Shaojun’s enemy, and Shaojun’s enemies are Wu’s enemies. As long as I can kill him, I will
Use every possible means."
Zhang Wu said a little excitedly. He knew Zhou Ping was doing it for his own good, but he was also doing it for Zhou Ping's good.
"We'll see how things go at that time. If we can kill Sun Ce like Lu Bu did, I'll tell my lord that I'll let you command the troops and let you truly become a general."
Although Zhou Ping didn't want Zhang Wu to always stab people in the back, this was the only good way at the moment.
In fact, what Zhang Wu did was similar to those of the snipers in his previous life. They were just hiding in the dark and killing enemies, without any moral pressure.
"Wu doesn't want to be a general, he just wants to follow Shaojun and protect Shaojun!" Zhang Wu said.
At the end of July in the first year of Jian'an, Sun Ce's entire army crossed the river and finally arrived with his troops.
Where Zhou Ping set up his camp, there was a valley in front and mountains on both sides. The valley was the only passage.
This is the shortest way for Sun Ce to go to Juchao. He can also take a detour from other places, which will take him hundreds of miles closer.
Strictly speaking, this is not a valley, because the distance between the two mountains is more than a mile, and the mountain walls on both sides are steep, making it a relatively wide mountain road.
Zhou Ping chose to camp here not only to block Sun Ce's path, but also the most important thing is that when fighting Sun Ce, this place is not so wide, so his troops and horses cannot be fully deployed, which is beneficial to himself with a small number of soldiers.
Sun Ce obviously saw Zhou Ping's intention, but he was completely fearless. Even if it was ten thousand soldiers against ten thousand soldiers, he was confident of defeating Zhou Ping.
Sun Jing originally wanted to stay in Wu County, but Sun Ce persuaded him to follow him.
Sun Ce was eager to challenge Zhou Ping in front of his camp, but Sun Jing advised him: "Zhou Ping is good at planning, and is especially good at ambushes. We must beware of ambushes on the mountains, and we must not enter the mountain roads lightly. We have traveled a long way, and our soldiers are tired, so we must rest before we challenge."
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"The mountain walls here are steep. If there is an ambush, it will be difficult to get down the mountain. The two mountains are far apart. It is useless to ambush on the mountain. Zhou Ping is good at planning and using troops, so this will not be the case. Although we have been marching for days and our soldiers are tired, we still can't.
Hold your breath. If you rest at this time, I am afraid that all the soldiers will be vented, which will be disadvantageous. It is better to attack quickly while the soldiers are all eager to fight, which will make it easier to win."
Sun Jing thought about it and felt that what Sun Ce said was right.
Once the soldiers rest, they may relax and lose their fighting spirit.
However, Sun Ce did not rush into the army rashly. He first set up camp outside the mountain road and then sent troops to investigate the mountain to see if there was any ambush hidden on the mountain.
The scouts reported back and confirmed that there was no ambush on the mountain.
But the mountain roads are not wide enough, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to lead all 30,000 soldiers and horses to fight. By then, my own people will block the mountain roads, making it difficult to advance or retreat.
Sun Ce decided to lead 12,000 men to the battle, with Sun Jing guarding the camp.
Zhou Ping has made all preparations and is just waiting for Sun Ce to fight.
"Sir, just let me lead three thousand men to fight. I will behead Sun Ce."
Zhang Fei was the first to ask for a fight.
Sun Ce only brought more than 10,000 troops to fight, which was expected by Zhou Ping. This also shows that Sun Ce knew how to use troops. If he brought all 30,000 troops, Zhou Ping would be even happier.
Zhou Ping was not prepared to lead all 10,000 troops into battle. He did not seek complete victory this time, but only wanted to frustrate Sun Ce's spirit and block him here, making Zhang Xun even more frightened in his nest.
"Chen Dao is willing to go to war with General Yide!"
Chen Dao also came out to ask for a fight.
Zhou Ping, wearing armor, with a sword and a wine gourd hanging from his waist, stood at the top. Zhang Wu, also wearing armor, stood behind him with a bow and arrow on his back.
He looked at Zhang Fei and Chen Dao and said: "Okay, I will give you five thousand people. This battle is very crucial. If we win, we can get the nest, but we can get the Lujiang River. If we lose, I'm afraid we will have to
Return to Jiujiang or even Xuzhou."
"I don't ask you to kill Sun Ce, as long as you can repel them, it will be a great achievement. The enemy troops have marched a long way and are already tired. We have been waiting here for a long time, waiting for work. I hope you can not disappoint my lord's expectations and do not fail.
What I want!"
"Don't worry, sir, I will never betray you and my eldest brother, Uncle Zhi, don't you think so?"
Zhang Fei answered with a smile and turned to ask Chen Dao.
"promise."
Chen Dao raised his hand to Zhou Ping and responded loudly.
"Go to war."
Under Zhou Ping's order, Zhang Fei and Chen went to the tent to count the troops, opened the camp gate, and led the troops out of the camp.
Sun Ce only brought Zhou Tai and Ling Cao to lead the battle, while Xu Kun and Song Qian stayed behind to guard the camp.
Seeing the camp gate open and a group of soldiers and horses coming out, the number of soldiers and horses seemed to be only five or six thousand. Sun Ce couldn't help but be overjoyed and felt that he would definitely win this time.
However, he did not dare to be careless. One of his subordinates told him that the person leading the troops in the battle was Zhang Fei.
He had heard of Zhang Fei's name. He first killed Ji Ling in Xuyi, then killed Li Feng in Yinling, and stabbed Lu Bu in Xiapi.
Ji Ling, Li Feng and Sun Ceke all knew each other. He had met them before in Shouchun and knew that their military force was not weak.
But they were all killed by Zhang Fei so easily, which shows that this person should not be underestimated.
As for Chen Dao, Sun Ce didn't know him, and he didn't know what his military strength was. He just regarded him as an ordinary general and ignored him completely.
Zhang Fei formed his formation, looked at Sun Ce opposite, and said to Chen Dao next to him: "Hey, I didn't expect Sun Ce to be so young. Judging from his age, he should be about the same age as Mr."
Chen Dao just said "hmm", looked at the opposite side, and did not respond.
Soon, drums sounded from the opposite side, and Sun Ce took the lead and led his troops to charge forward.
Zhou Tai and Ling Cao followed closely behind and led troops to charge over.
Zhang Fei yelled: "Kill!"
He didn't show any weakness, brandishing his eight-foot-long snake spear, clapped his horse and led his troops to attack him.
Chen Dao carried the tiger halberd, patted his horse and followed him away.
Zhou Ping stood on the observation deck in the camp, looking at the soldiers and horses of both sides outside the camp.
However, Zhang Wu was not by his side, but was riding on a red rabbit horse, waiting at the gate of the camp.
As soon as Zhou Ping gave the order, he immediately rode out of the camp, only to find Sun Ce to shoot him.
Outside the camp, both sides' generals were leading the charge, but the other side had three generals, while Zhang Fei and Chen Dao only had two generals, so they quickly rushed together.
Sun Ce faced Zhang Fei, Zhou Tai wanted to protect Sun Ce and also came to fight Zhang Fei, while Ling Cao went to fight Chen Dao.
"Yeah yeah hi..."
Zhang Fei roared wildly and fought against Sun Ce and Zhou Tai alone.
Originally, he had heard of Sun Ce's reputation for bravery, but he always felt that others had exaggerated it and that Sun Ce was not that powerful at all.
Now that I have actually fought with him, I realize that Sun Ce is not that weak, and it is not easy for me to defeat him. Besides, now there is another Zhou Tai.
Zhang Fei wielded his snake spear and fought one against two. Although he could not win, he could not lose.
At this time, the soldiers and horses of both sides rushed to the same place. Although Sun Ce's soldiers were many, as Zhou Ping said, they had been marching for days and were relatively tired. In terms of combat effectiveness, they were far inferior to Zhou Ping's soldiers and horses who were waiting for work.
Moreover, these soldiers had fought with Zhang Fei before. As the saying goes, soldiers follow the general's bravery. Zhang Fei's bravery gave them great confidence, and they did not take the enemy soldiers seriously at all, making them even more brave when they charged.
Zhou Ping watched from a distance and found that his own soldiers were killing more fiercely, while Sun Ce's soldiers were gradually retreating.
However, Zhang Fei fought Sun Ce and Zhou Tai alone, but Zhou Ping was worried. He was afraid that Zhang Fei could not withstand it alone. He was about to ask Zhang Wu to help him, but he saw Ling Cao and Chen Dao fighting on the other side.
It was already very strenuous at this moment, and I was about to be unable to hold on any longer.
Sun Ce also saw Ling Cao being hurriedly killed by Chen Dao, and hurriedly told Zhou Tai: "Youping, go and help the official."
"General, let's work together to kill this person first."
Zhou Tai fought with Zhang Fei, knowing that the opponent was strong enough, and he was afraid that Sun Ce alone would not be able to withstand him.
"Go quickly, this black guy can't do anything to me." Sun Ce urged.
"No, General, be careful!"
Zhou Tai accepted the promise, raised his sword and slashed at Zhang Fei, then he patted his horse and ran towards Chen Dao.
"Sun Ce, bring me the head."
As soon as Zhou Tai left, Zhang Fei was happy. Just now he had a hard time fighting one against two, but now it is too easy to kill you one against one.
Equally happy was Zhou Ping, who was watching the battle.
Zhang Fei's chance of winning against Sun Ce alone is still very high. At least after Zhou Tai leaves, he will not be in any danger at the moment.
But Zhou Ping's happiness soon turned into worry again.
What he is worried about now is Chen Dao, because Chen Dao is fighting one against two and has been killed, which is a bit difficult to deal with.
"Ziwei, go quickly, help Chen Shuzhi first, and then help Yide."
Zhou Ping gave orders to Zhang Wu.
Zhang Wu received the order at the gate of the camp, accepted the promise, held the bow in his hand, urged the red rabbit horse to gallop out of the camp, and ran straight towards Chen Dao.