The fire once again burned on the land of Guishuang, and this time it was different from the last time. Under the carefully prepared various items, the fire here was even bigger, burning brightly, reflecting the sky red. Cao Cao stood on the top of the mountain, far away
Looking at this scene from a distance, he is extremely calm. This fire will kill tens of thousands of enemies, and they will die in pain.
But Cao Cao is not a good person. He is an extremely complex person. He cares very much about his friends, confidants, and close friends, even if Yuan Shu and others betrayed him in the temple, led the ministers to oppose the New Deal, and even killed him.
Even though he had alienated Yuan Shu since then, Yuan Shu was still his good friend in his heart.
As for the rest of the people, he seemed very indifferent. Whether they were the people of the Han Dynasty or the Kushan people, he didn't care much. Those people had nothing to do with him. Of course, he was still much better than Jia Xu.
In Jia Xu's eyes, maybe everyone has nothing to do with him, even the Xiaoyong camp, and the emperor never worries that he will make friends with party members.
The burning fire frightened the Kushan people around Cao Cao. They looked at the fire in the distance in horror and fell to the ground. They kept muttering something. Cao Cao just sneered and looked at the soldiers around him.
He did not fulfill his promise.
He is a noble person. Sometimes, he can abandon personal feelings and serve the public wholeheartedly for the sake of his inner ambition. However, he is also a despicable person. Sometimes, for the sake of personal feelings, he can hold up his butcher's knife high and go back on his word.
Sun Ce led the cavalry around the camp, besieging all the enemies in the camp. As long as someone came out, he would immediately chase and kill him. Looking at the burning camp, he still felt a little bitter in his heart. At the same time, he felt sorry for Cao Cao.
Some people admire them, these are all the wealth of the Han army, all their food, grass, baggage, spare tents and so on.
Cao Cao was very determined and did not leave any supplies for the Han army. They were all used as bait and as a strategy to destroy the enemy. Sun Ce has never understood how his father could agree to Cao Cao's seemingly crazy move.
Perhaps, this is the difference between me and my father. When I figure it out, I will be able to serve as the commander-in-chief of the army like my father.
He continued to encircle and suppress the enemy here, and the initial excitement in his heart gradually disappeared under this tragic scene. He watched tens of thousands of elite soldiers being swallowed up by the ruthless flames, wailing helplessly, and finally disappeared.
Smelling the pungent smell coming from the flames, Sun Ce's expression gradually became solemn.
On the other side, Sun Jian has already begun to storm the Kushan camp. This is all Cao Cao's plan. With less than two thousand men, they cannot stop the Kushan army from attacking anyway. Even if the entire army is destroyed, they will not be able to stop it.
It was impossible to leave them here. While he was still worried about this matter, Cao Cao had different ideas. Speaking of which, Sun Jian was frightened by Cao Cao at the time.
He was still thinking about how to keep these people, but Cao Cao was thinking about how to destroy all these enemies and keep them here forever.
So, he came up with that crazy plan, leaving all the supplies in the camp, setting up more tents, preparing for a fire attack, and using other items to cover up the smell. Cao Cao led the people, pretending to be the main force of the Han army, and fled.
Here, let the Kushan people see clearly, while Sun Jian, with the real main force, lay in ambush and waited for the success of the fire attack.
Cao Cao left dozens of people behind, most of whom were remnants. They stayed in the camp, waiting for the arrival of the Kushan army, and then perished with them.
Sun Jian wanted to wait until the Kushan army panicked under the fire attack, then directly attack the camp and capture the Kushan King alive.
During this period, if anything went wrong, the Han army would be wiped out immediately. For example, the Kushans sent cavalry to pursue Cao Cao. Maybe the Kushan scouts discovered Sun Jian. Maybe the Kushans did not garrison the Han army's camp, but Sun Jian did not.
Thinking that the war was going so smoothly, General Kushan actually asked the entire army to search for supplies in the camp. He may have wanted to use this to motivate the soldiers and boost the morale of the army, but he did not expect that this would bring him destruction.
Tens of thousands of people were trapped in the camp. Even here, Sun Jian seemed to be able to hear the miserable howls of the soldiers.
In the Kushan camp, there were less than 3,000 troops stationed to protect the King of Kushan. They did not expect that the Han army would raid, and they did not even make any preparations. Sun Jian personally held a long sword and rushed in
Arriving at the enemy camp, the Kushan people hurriedly fought. Sun Jian waved his long knife and a head flew out. Sun Jian roared and continued to pounce!
And closely following him was Xu Chu, the bravest under his command. He had been following Sun Jian. The two of them led the soldiers, like sharp knives, piercing the enemy's heart!
These soldiers who stayed to protect King Kushan were also the most loyal soldiers to King Kushan. For the safety of King Kushan, these people rushed forward without fear of death.
The short-term team blocked Sun Jian's charge, and the two sides fought in a melee. Sun Jian cut down six or seven people in a row, and he was also a little tired. Xu Chu quickly stepped forward, took his place, and ran rampant among the enemies. He also received a lot of wounds on his body.
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Surrounded by several soldiers, the Kushan King hurriedly fled towards the rear. Sun Jian saw this scene, but he was extremely anxious. He had no choice but to be blocked by many soldiers. He roared angrily.
He said: "Whoever kills the King of Kushan will be the captain!!!" As soon as he finished speaking, an arrow flew out from the army, passed through the surrounding Kushan soldiers, and hit the King of Kushan in the back.
Heart!
King Kushan spurted blood and fell forward. The soldiers around him roared and helped him up, but King Kushan was already weak.
"Whoosh!"
Another feather arrow flew out, still passing through the soldiers, and hit the back of King Kushan again. King Kushan raised his head, but could not make a sound.
Sun Jian was stunned. Who shot this? It was as if the Kushan soldiers deliberately avoided it. The arrow hit the King of Kushan from an incredible angle. In fact, both arrows hit the target. Sun Jian had not yet reacted.
, the third arrow has already flown out, the fourth arrow, the fifth arrow, the arrows hit King Kushan, and King Kushan’s entire back is no longer intact!!
At this moment, all the Kushan soldiers rushed towards the Han army. However, Sun Jian was no longer worried in his heart. What he was worried about before was that the King of Kushan would escape, but now that he was like this, he would definitely die.
There was absolutely no way to survive. The two sides fought bloody battles for more than an hour. The entire Kushan camp turned into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. No one in Kushan surrendered and all died in the battle.
And there were less than 700 people standing around Sun Jian.
Sun Jian looked at the camp in the distance. The tent was still burning, and there were no screams anymore. Even the soldiers who were fleeing were not seen. Sun Jian sat down a little tiredly. Xu Chu stood on top of him, his body full of blood.
He was bleeding and was a little unsteady on his feet. Soldiers were helping him deal with his injuries. Sun Jian gasped and looked at the body of King Kushan beside him.
This guy was lucky enough to die like this and avoid the torture of being captured alive and humiliated.
"General!" A soldier stood in front of Sun Jian.
Sun Jian looked up and saw that this man was younger and not tall, but his arms were thick and extremely powerful. Sun Jian recognized this man, but remembered that he was his own soldier, but did not know his name. He looked at him doubtfully and asked:
"What's the matter?"
"General General just now said that the person who killed the Kushan King would be a school captain...is it true?"
"Oh? You were the one who shot the arrow just now?" Sun Jian was shocked and asked quickly.
"It's me. I'm the corps commander under Colonel Xu Chu. I'm from Yiyang. I call him Wei Yan, also known as Wen Chang. It was me who shot the King of Guishuang!" the man said with his hands raised.
Sun Jian smiled and said, "Okay, I didn't expect that I have such warriors under my command. I didn't know. That's good."
"General, when can I become a captain?" Wei Yan asked again.
Sun Jian said: "When Duke Dong comes, I will recommend you to him..."
"Thank you, General! Thank you, General!" The man laughed and said quickly.
Sun Jian nodded and asked him to retreat. Although this man was brave, he seemed to be too utilitarian. However, Sun Jian didn't think there was anything wrong with it. To be a general, one must aspire to military glory. Otherwise, who would want to
Follow wholeheartedly?
In the evening, Cao Cao arrived here. Sun Jian and Sun Ce also returned. The fire in the camp had stopped, leaving the soldiers around. The three of them went to the camp to watch. The entire ground was pitch black.
, it was also the first time for them to see such a scene. Looking at the disgusting pile on the ground, Sun Ce turned pale and almost vomited.
Cao Cao and Sun Jian were calm. Cao Cao even said with a smile: "This fire can be said to have burned down the entire Guishan."
Sun Ce didn't understand, but Sun Jian nodded and asked: "Mr. Cao, what should we do next?"
In his heart, he already regarded Cao Cao as the commander-in-chief. After all, the entire campaign strategy was formulated by Cao Cao and commanded by him personally. He has proven his military talents and deserves the title of Sun Jian. Cao Cao squinted his eyes.
Said: "With such a great victory, the northern part of Khwarezm and Sogdia can be captured. However, in Daxia and the southern part of Khwarezm, our baggage cannot keep up, so it is somewhat difficult to govern.
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"Oh? What about Mr. Cao's opinion?"
"Since we can't accept it, let's let the fire burn more thoroughly, so as to put an end to Guishan's idea of attacking Sogdia again..." Cao Cao said coldly, paused, and then said: "That's right.
Avenge the heroic camp!"
Sun Jian nodded, already understanding what Cao Cao wanted to do.
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Dong Zhuo led the army to attack all the way. These prisoners said they wanted to lead the army, but in fact they all had their own agenda. They led the army to deliberately go around the original route. If he hadn't interrogated the fugitives along the way, Dong Zhuo would have been deceived even longer, so ever
, the angry Dong Zhuo executed them, and let these fugitives lead the way for them, so that they finally arrived at the southern territory of Khwarizm.
Dong Zhuo was stunned as soon as he stepped into this place.
There are ruins everywhere, and there are traces of burning. Along the way, there is nothing but ruins and corpses. What exactly happened here? Was it done by King Kushan? Do you want to cut off the supplementary source of food and grass for our army? ? Dong Zhuo thought to himself, and rushed all the way towards Daxia. When he arrived at Daxia, he still saw the same scene, with dark ruins everywhere.
When Cao Cao and Sun Jian led their soldiers and appeared in front of Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo was already a little confused.
"Where is the Kushan army?"
"Also, what's going on here?"
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Dong Gong, we have defeated the Kushan army, and the Kushan king is dead...Here, it is the Kushan people who want to cut off our army's food and grass supplies..."
Seeing this smile, Dong Zhuo, who had always been arrogant, actually felt a trace of fear in his heart.