Sun Ce left Zhang Xun to guard the camp with 10,000 troops, while he led 25,000 troops to fight.
Because he knew that there were people riding red rabbit horses on the opponent's side, Sun Ce did not rush to the front this time. Instead, he asked Zhou Tai to lead 5,000 soldiers in the front line, and told him not to rush too far forward and beware of the enemy's release.
stab in the back.
After all, the man riding the red rabbit horse on the other side was very good at riding and archery, and even people like Lu Bu were shot by him.
The two sides formed their positions, and there was nothing to say at this time. Only when they won the battle would they be able to talk.
Liu Bei looked at Sun Ce from afar, standing on horseback with a gun on the opposite side. This was the first time he saw Sun Ce.
He heard Zhou Ping say that Sun Ce is the same age as his husband, he is only twenty-two years old this year.
Liu Bei couldn't help but admire the fact that he could command so many troops at such a young age and have so many capable warriors accompanying him.
Soon, the drums for advancing troops sounded, and Liu Bei ordered the troops to advance. Zang Ba and Yin Li led five thousand Taishan soldiers to rush forward first.
Zhou Tai, who was on the opposite side, also led his troops to greet them.
Zang Ba's five thousand Taishan soldiers were all holding their breath and wanted to show off in front of Liu Bei and others to prove the bravery of their Taishan people.
So he charged forward to fight, appearing brave and unafraid of death, roaring and fighting with the opponent.
Sun Ce's soldiers had lost some morale due to their previous defeat to Zhou Ping. Now they saw the enemy's fierceness, like angry tigers descending from the mountain, and they felt slightly timid in their hearts.
Zhou Ping watched from the city and saw Zang Ba and Yin Li rushing to the front, rushing into the enemy, slashing and killing them, showing their unstoppable courage.
A brave general makes a brave soldier, and the Taishan soldiers they led also fought hard and soon killed the enemy soldiers until they retreated step by step.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Sun Ce saw that Zhou Tai's front line was about to retreat, so he hurriedly led his troops to make up for it.
Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei to lead an attack to assist Zang Ba.
Zhang Fei was waiting for the order. When he got the order, he was overjoyed and immediately rushed forward with his troops.
As the other side continued to replenish its troops, Liu Bei sent Chen Dao up again, and it soon turned into a battle between the two sides.
Now Sun Ce has almost no strong generals except him and Zhou Tai.
Han Dang and Chen Wu Lingcao are dead, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Jiang Qin are guarding elsewhere, Tai Shici is Liu Bei's man now, Dong is attacking Kuaiji, because Sun Ce did not capture Kuaiji and did not gain it.
On Liu Bei's side, in addition to Jiujiang, Guan Yu and Tai Shi Ci, the powerful generals following Liu Bei now include Zhang Fei, Chen Dao, Xu Chu and Zang Ba, plus Zhang Wu who is riding a fast horse and firing cold arrows.
In the duel of bravery, it can be said that Liu Bei won completely.
Although Sun Ce himself was brave and had won consecutive victories before, he was dealing with Liu Yao and now he was dealing with Liu Bei.
Zhou Ping stood on the city and watched, Zhang Wu said from the side: "Young Master, do you want me to leave the city?"
"No, there is a melee between the two sides now. It is difficult for you to rush to the front, and Sun Ce is about to lose. Look, he has already started to retreat."
Zhou Ping pointed toward the battlefield outside the city as he spoke. Zhang Wu looked over and saw that Sun Ce was already slapping his horse to retreat, and his soldiers and horses also followed suit.
Zhuge Liang also stood next to Zhou Ping and said: "Sun Ce also knows his troops. If he retreats now, he can be defeated without losing anything. If he continues to fight, he will probably be wiped out."
Zhou Ping smiled and said: "It is indeed rare for Kong Ming to have such insight. Yes, Sun Ce knew that it was difficult for him to win, so he retreated at this time, and his army was not collapsed. He might be able to retreat safely. If he continued to fight, his army would be defeated.
, that would be a disaster. Alas, I hope he won’t retreat now!”
"Why are you sighing, sir?" Zhuge Liang asked in confusion.
"If Sun Ce retreats at this time, he will definitely retreat to Wancheng, or stay in camp and not dare to go out to fight. If he doesn't go out to fight, and there are so many soldiers and horses, we are afraid that we will be dragged here."
Zhuge Liang agreed: "If we are delayed for a long time, it will really be detrimental to us."
While Zhou Ping was talking to Zhuge Liang, Sun Ce outside the city was giving orders to retreat gradually without causing chaos.
Zang Ba, Zhang Fei and others led their troops to continue the pursuit. Although they gained the upper hand, they could not gain much benefit.
Liu Bei was afraid that there would be reinforcements ambushing Sun Ce behind him.
Deliberately pretending to be defeated to lure him deeper, he sent an order to Zang Ba, Zhang Fei and others not to pursue them too far, but to withdraw their troops and return to the city.
This battle was not fierce, but Sun Ce already knew that it would be difficult for him to win. He was at a disadvantage both in terms of strength and military strength.
Liu Bei led his troops back to the city and ordered people to clean up the battlefield. After counting, he lost more than 800 people and Sun Ce lost more than 2,000 people.
The scout reported again, and after Sun Ce retreated back to the camp, he quickly broke out of the camp, retreated, and camped twenty miles south of Juchao City.
The distance of twenty miles can be said to be close or far.
Zhou Ping understood that Sun Ce did not want to fight, and he did not want Liu Bei to lead his troops into Wancheng.
If Liu Bei is allowed to lead his troops into Wancheng, I am afraid Yuan Shu will be frightened and retreat again, turning to Jiangdong.
In this way, Lujiang will be all Liu Bei's gain, and Sun Ce obviously doesn't want this to happen.
However, this was a difficult task for Liu Bei.
Now it is difficult to advance, it is impossible to retreat, and it is impossible to fight, so we can only stay in Juchao City.
But time is what Liu Bei urgently needs. Cao Cao has now moved the Han Emperor to Xu County. If he is allowed to pacify the forces near Xu County in a few months, he will definitely lead troops to capture Xuzhou.uuRead the book www
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Perhaps, seeing this, Sun Ce withdrew his troops for twenty miles to hold Liu Bei back. He only waited for Cao Cao to send troops to Xuzhou and Liu Bei would retreat. At that time, Sun Ce would lead his troops to pursue from behind, and Liu Bei would not be destroyed.
Miserable failure.
"Sir, how should we deal with it now?"
Liu Bei was really at a loss and asked Zhou Ping for advice.
"Lujiang seems to be a rare moment. Sun Ce is different from Yuan Shu. Although he is defeated, he will not be afraid. The only solution now is to find reinforcements." Zhou Ping replied.
"Reinforcements? Sir, are you asking Yun Chang to lead troops to come for reinforcements? In that case, wouldn't Jiujiang be difficult to defend?"
Liu Bei thought that the reinforcements Zhou Ping was talking about were the soldiers and horses left in Jiujiang by Guan Yu and Tai Shici.
Zhou Ping shook his head slightly and said: "No, the soldiers in Jiujiang must not move. Even if they cannot cross the river to attack the enemy, they must guard our retreat. Liu Zhengli was defeated and left Yuzhang. I heard that there were thousands of soldiers and horses accompanying him, my lord.
Send someone to ask him to lead the troops across the river to Wancheng, thinking that there will be reinforcements. In addition, you can ask King Jingxing of Kuaiji to lead the troops to attack Wu County, dig out Sun Ce's lair, and force him to lead the troops back to Jiangdong. As long as Sun Ce leaves, it will be difficult for Yuan Shu to hold on.
Lujiang."
Liu Bei was overjoyed: "What you said is true, I will send someone immediately."
He personally revised the book and sent it to Yuzhang and Kuaiji, where he handed it over to Liu Yao and Wang Lang respectively.
In fact, Zhou Ping originally wanted Liu Bei to send people to Jingzhou to meet Liu Biao and persuade Liu Biao to send Huang Zu to send troops to attack Lujiang together. If Huang Zu sent troops, it would be easier to capture Lujiang.
However, in that case, Lujiang would most likely be given over to Liu Biao and Huang Zu, and all his previous efforts would be in vain.
Therefore, he can only place his hope on Liu Yao and Wang Lang, hoping that they can send troops as soon as possible so that Sun Ce can return to Jiangdong and abandon Lujiang.
