Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-Six The Fierce Battle (Today)
Facing Sun's front vanguard army, Jinling City's infantry, led by Xu Chu, Xu Rong, and Tao Ji, were already ready for the first battle!
"Kill them all!"
With a shout, the marching drums began to beat.
Xu Chu crossed his legs, urged his horse to sit down, and took the lead, leading the Tiger Guards to rush towards the Sun Army's formation.
The rest of the heavily armored soldiers behind him, led by Tao Ji and Xu Rong, followed closely.
At this moment, Jin Ling's army was like a huge wave breaking through a dike, rolling to meet the soldiers of the Sun family's army who were rushing towards Ruxuwu! The soldiers of the Jinling army were fully equipped with armor, and they were all dispatched at this moment, like a vast ocean formed by heavy iron.
, crushing and submerging everything that stands in their way.
When it comes to combat strength, the Sun family army has followed Sun Jian in many battles in the north and south. Its strength is not inferior to the Danyang Elite Army, the Taishan Army, and the Jinling Tiger Guard Army.
But now, the only difference lies in equipment.
The pottery merchants used the iron ore resources in their hands to smelt armor and equipment in large quantities. The iron resources that other states and counties regarded as treasures seemed to be worthless in the eyes of the pottery merchants. They used them to cause disaster and the character of the nouveau riche was completely exposed
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But it is precisely based on this that Jin Lingjun's weapons and equipment are completely different from Sun Jiajun's by more than one level!
Although the Sun Army is elite, it is a legacy of Sun Jian after all. It has not yet been incorporated into the regular army under Yuan Shu. Therefore, it is naturally impossible for Yuan Shu to provide the Sun Army with the best treatment in terms of military rations and equipment.
One goes down and the other goes up.
On the battlefield, the two armies were fighting. Although they were supplemented by strategies and battle formations, there were three things that no amount of ingenuity and tactics could overcome.
One is military strength.
One is food and salary.
The other one is equipment.
This is the basic reason why people often say that fighting a war is actually fighting for money.
Sharp weapons and life-saving armor are the key to suppressing your opponents!
Moreover, before the battle, the pottery merchant had specially given Xu Chu, Xu Rong and others an important matter.
No matter what, we must find a way to greatly weaken the effective strength of Sun Jian's remaining army in this battle.
If Tao wants to dominate the southeast, this is a key step!
Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses are all new recruits. No matter how large the number of soldiers is, there will not be any qualitative leap in the individual combat capability in a short period of time.
But the Sun family army was a real force, an elite division that accompanied Sun Jian in his southern and northern campaigns.
At this moment, Sun Jian is dead, Sun Ce is observing filial piety, and the Sun family army is temporarily attached to Yuan Shu under the leadership of Sun Ben. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the pottery merchants!
He will take this opportunity to completely extinguish this Sun family's elite and do his best to weaken their strength.
In this way, from now on, no elite army in the Han Dynasty area south of the Yangtze River can compete with the soldiers and horses of Jinling City!
The fortress of Ruxuwu has been pushed forward for several miles, and the fierce battle between the two armies is now in full swing.
Brilliant blood flowers continuously infected every inch of the land on the battlefield. On the plain in front of Ruxuwu, wailing sounds could be heard one after another. The fighting between people caused people to fall on their backs. Broken limbs and broken arms could be found everywhere.
The sound of the impact of iron weapons hit the eardrums of the two soldiers, making people tremble with fear.
The elite soldiers of Jinling City, led by Xu Chu and Xu Rong, fought bloody battles. Because they had received iron-blooded orders and sufficient preparations for battle in advance, no one among the soldiers of the three armies was spared. All the soldiers of Jinling City,
Under the protection of heavy armor, he used all his strength and means to kill every Sun family soldier who appeared in front of him.
The bravery of the Sun family army was completely useless in front of the Jinling army at this moment.
The Jinling Army in front of them, wearing armor and holding sophisticated weapons, looked like fully armed monsters, almost untouchable.
Especially in terms of the quality of weapons, the weapons owned by the soldiers of Jinling City are much better than those of the Sun Army. Because the weapons produced by the Jinling Army are not limited to one type, and the sufficient iron weapons allow them to
Smelting various weapons in batches to equip soldiers.
Strong soldiers generally use war knives, double iron halberds and other highly destructive weapons, while those who are not physically strong but are very flexible generally use scimitars, simple knives, including halberds and spears.
, long spears, battle axes and other items, every soldier has full consideration and use on the weapon, and many soldiers even have hidden weapons such as meteor hammers hidden in their bodies. In the confrontation between the two armies, it is really surprising.
Hard to guard against.
A variety of sharp weapons were like monster teeth, tearing countless holes in the Sun Army's camp, devouring their flesh and blood, and destroying their bodies. Almost every moment, soldiers of the Sun Army would be wailing and being killed.
Knocked to the ground, blood splattered, dead or injured, the entire plain in front of Ruxuwu was like a slaughterhouse, with graves of the dead and hero's graves everywhere.
In this battle, Sun's soldiers and horses did not lose their elite level. They lost in equipment and hard conditions.
On the front of Ruxuwu, Xu Chu is still sitting in the center. He is like a demon god descending from the sky. He swings the tiger-headed war saber in his hand as sharply as a kitchen knife. The huge power and sharp blade make Tiger Chi become a living creature.
The meat grinder would splatter blood with almost no cut. Countless soldiers of the Sun Army were killed or injured under Xu Chu.
The Tiger Guards, who were fighting on the front line, under the leadership of Xu Chu, became more and more eager to fight and more murderous. On the other hand, the Sun Army was getting weaker and weaker as the war progressed. As the number of casualties continued to increase, the formation of the Sun Army also
Severe loosening began to occur, and the entire battlefield front quickly moved to the rear. The Sun Army relied on their bravery to persist on the front line, but they were still like duckweed in the wind, crumbling, and their retreat seemed to be imminent.
Han Dang saw that his fighting spirit was getting weaker and weaker, and he became more and more anxious. He saw the huge role that Xu Chu had in boosting morale during the enemy's attack, so he moved forward bravely and fought in the direction of Hu Chi.
, intending to lead his own troops into the enemy's central army and kill Xu Chu, in order to have a counterproductive effect on morale.
Of course, if he really bumped into Xu Chu, Han Dang's fate would be decided today.
Perhaps it was God's mercy, but before he could meet Xu Chu, someone stopped in front of Han Dang.
Xu Rong held a golden-backed sword and wore his unique signature mask. He led a group of Taishan soldiers and stood in front of Han Dang, glaring sternly at the Sun Family Army's stronghold in front of him.
Han Dang couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this.
In the Battle of Bianshui, although the Sun Jiajun also had a face-to-face encounter with Xu Rong, at this moment Xu Rong had completely changed his appearance and attire, making it difficult to see why.
In particular, the unique bronze mask covered almost half of Xu Rong's face, making it impossible to see clearly. Therefore, it was reasonable for Han Dang not to recognize him.
Xu Rong didn't care about that. He raised his hand, pointed at Han Dang with a broadsword, and shouted coldly in a hoarse voice: "Traitor! Where is Sun Ce?"
Han Dang didn't understand what he said.
When did the eldest son offend such a monster?
Although I don’t know what Xu Rong’s intention is in seeking out Sun Ce, it is obvious that the masked general in front of me doesn’t have much good intentions in seeking out the eldest son.
He definitely didn't come here to invite Sun Ce to dinner.
Han Dang calmed down and said with a hum, "Who are you? What do you want with my young master?"
Xu Rongyang laughed loudly and said: "Find him to pay off your debt!"
"Fart? My young master is a hero of the world and has never owed anything to anyone!"
"Haha, is that so? It's a pity that I am the leader of his village! The man named Sun owes me an eye! If he doesn't repay it, Xu will never live peacefully in this life!" At this point, Xu Rong's mask showed up. A ray of light suddenly popped out of his one eye, and he said in a cold voice: "Since the Sun family boy is not here, you will have to repay the interest for him first, right?"
After that, he crossed his legs and walked straight towards Han Dang's face.
Han Dang saw that although the masked general in front of him had some nerves, he was by no means an ordinary person. He did not dare to be careless, so he also approached cautiously, and the two of them fought back and forth.
Behind Xu Rong and Han Dang, the soldiers defended and fought, and at the same time consciously formed a smoke ring to protect the two of them, allowing them to fight within the circle to avoid mistakes.
Leaving aside the military leadership and battle formations, Xu Rong and Han Dang's martial arts are on par with each other. Both of them were born in Youzhou in the North. Before becoming officials, they had been tested by the frost and cold in the North for a long time, and both had many After learning the Xianbei cavalry and archery tactics, it was hard to tell the winner from the loser.
But Han Dang and Xu Rong fought in a draw, but Sun Jiajun and Jin Lingjun did not. As time went by, the Sun Jiajun's formation was completely close to collapse.
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In the distance, the decline of Sun's army in the rear center had long been noticed by Yuan Shu and others. Yuan Shu's brows were furrowed and his face was a little white. The neatly trimmed beard on his chin was fanning at this moment. Yes, but it was because his chin was shaking back and forth in annoyance.
Yuan Shu was very dissatisfied at this moment.
"Everyone in the world says that Sun Jian is the fierce tiger of Jiangdong. How come his soldiers are so unbearable? He can't even fight against the Tao family's soldiers and horses? No wonder he was frustrated by Liu Biao in Jingzhou in the past!" Yuan Shu gritted his teeth and spoke very rudely.
Next to Yuan Shu, General Zhang Xun had already seen the shortcomings and hurriedly remonstrated: "General, Tao Shang's soldiers and horses are really well-equipped. I think they not only have sufficient weapons and various styles, but also all the weapons from the general to the soldiers." Wearing armor with no leakage, this kind of armed military appearance, let alone Sun's soldiers and horses, can't be defeated by any army and horses in the world. The general needs to be cautious."
Yuan Shu was extremely unhappy after hearing this.
"What a joke! It's just a fool who occupied the huge iron mines in Jinling City in vain, so he can have the military strength he has today! The sky has no eyes to see, and the great rivers and mountains actually made this man's wedding dress. No matter what Yuan said today, he still has to make this wet beard Knock down the dock!"
Speaking of this, Yuan Shu suddenly shouted loudly: "Liu Xun, Zhang Xun, Ji Ling, Qiao Rui, Li Feng, where is the joy?"
The six generals all came out of their duties and responded loudly: "Here we are!"
"Everyone leads his troops and horses and rushes to support Sun Ben. If we can't capture Ruxuwu within an hour, we will raise our heads to see him!"
"promise!"
As Yuan Shu's military order was issued, Yuan's army, which had been holding down the formation at the rear, finally moved out. Tens of thousands of infantry, under the command of Yuan Shu's six generals, rushed straight towards the city gate of Ruxuwu.
Dust and smoke were billowing, and the huge infantry regiment, which could not be seen to the end, began to drive slowly towards Ruxuwu.
In Yuan Shu's army's formation, General Liu Xun, who was in charge of commanding the three counties, waved his flag, and he saw that the soldiers at the forefront of Yuan Shu's army began to run forward, and the soldiers behind them also began to catch up with the soldiers in front.
They galloped, and then the soldiers behind also increased their marching speed...
It didn't take long to see that the huge army that had just been marching slowly and step by step suddenly turned into a rolling raging wave, roaring towards the battlefield in front of Ruxuwu. Not only did they cover up the clouds in terms of numbers,
Moreover, the momentum is also unprecedented. Almost every soldier is shouting "mighty charge" and other high-spirited slogans to enhance their fighting spirit. It is a kind of motivation, a kind of fighting spirit that supports them to completely crush the enemy.
Finally arrived, the pottery merchant standing on the top of Ruxuwu City narrowed his eyes coldly, then turned to gesture to Chen Deng's forehead.
Chen Deng understood what the potter meant, and immediately ordered the drums and horns in the city to sound again.
This time, the sound of drums and horns changed to a lower frequency, which represented the temporary retreat of the three armies.
At this moment, the Sun family's army had been basically crippled by Jin's army and had no ability to turn around or retain troops. Only Xu Rong and Han Dang had a fierce fight and retreated without deciding the winner.
Han Dang was afraid because Sun Jiajun finally got rid of the nightmare, and he himself was afraid.
The strength of the Jinling Army completely exceeded the imagination of the Sun generals. Even the Luoyang Northern Army that fought against them had no better equipment than this!
The name of Mr. Taiping, the pottery merchant, has now been deeply imprinted on the hearts of the generals of the Sun family.