Liu Zan, the main reason why Zhang Xiu, brothers surnamed Gu and others went to Jiangbei to fight was that Sun Quan intended to train the prince Sun Deng's assistants, in order to lay a solid foundation for the prince's future succession.
To put it mildly, he was sent to Yinling to coordinate with Sun Shao and Zhang Cheng to contain the reinforcements from Wei, Qing and Xuzhou; but to put it worse, he was just here to share the military merits.
With the pitifully small troops of Wei, Qing and Xuzhou, how could Sun Shao, who had been guarding Guangling County all year round, not be able to cope with it!
This statement of support is as hilarious as saying that Zhu Ran's troops guarding Jiangling City in Jingzhou needed help from others in order to compete with the troops defending Jingxiang of Wei State.
What is unexpected is that by chance, Liuzan destroyed Hefei Xincheng.
Take the greatest credit for this insidious attack on Huainan!
Under such circumstances, Lu Xun, who arrived in Huainan, immediately transferred the Liuzan Department back to Ruxuwu for garrison.
There is no way, neither emotion nor reason can allow them to stay on the front line.
Because of their feelings, they stayed on the front line. Zhu Huan, whose original combat mission was to defeat Hefei, was disgraced, and with his character that was always ashamed of others, he didn't know what he would do.
In the early years, Zhu Huan was good at killing even his subordinates. When he could not conquer Hefei, he sent Qin Huang, the general of the fifth battalion, to Shouchun. As a result, thousands of elite soldiers were killed.
Lu Xun did not want to face Zhu Huan's anger and madness when the Wei and Wu armies were fighting fiercely.
Yu Li, the Liuzan Division has already taken the lead, far exceeding the expectations of Sun Quan who came to Jiangbei. Why are they still staying on the front line?
If Wei Guoqing and Xu soldiers abandon the confrontation with Sun Shao and attack them in Yinling, Lu Xun, who is already short of troops, will be in a dilemma of whether to rescue or not.
In this case, it is better to send him back.
Also sent back were Zhuge Ke and Chen Biaobu.
From the moment Jiangdong's follow-up army arrived in Huainan and Quan Cong led the army into Shaopei, the two of them had completed their duties!
And because Zhu Huan also insisted on marching to Shouchun City, the defense between the old and new cities of Hefei was insufficient to resist Wei's cavalry intrusion on the grain road. Lu Xun asked Chen Biao, who led the elite troops to fill the vacancy, and let
Zhuge Ke, who had just formed an army, turned back to help guard Ruxuwu, the Ming Gate in Jiangdong.
In other words, Ruxuwu, which seems to be empty of defense, actually has nearly 20,000 troops...
Furthermore, Ruxuwu was built in the pass between Qibao Mountain and Ruxu Mountain, with mountains, rivers and geographical advantages to rely on. With sufficient troops and good geographical advantages, Cao Rui's idea of conquering them all in one fell swoop was nothing more than a dream!
However, his hope was aborted, as the army did not advance to Ruxuwu or rushed to attack the fortress and lost too many soldiers and horses.
The Han Zongmen sent by Gein as the vanguard were halfway through the march when they were alerted by the Wu army.
However, he said that after the various tribes sent back by Lu Xun arrived at Ruxuwu, Sun Quan personally hosted a banquet for them.
Especially for Liu Zan who had conquered Hefei, he personally guarded it and ordered the generals to declare that if they were not in Ruxuwu, everything would be decided by Liu Zan.
There is no doubt about this.
The older Liuzan troops have rich experience, and Jiangdong has failed too many times before the city of Hefei~~
If he can overcome Xiaoyaojin's hatred, is it any wonder that Sun Quan boasts about his achievements?
Furthermore, Liu Zan’s humble background is destined to prevent him from being able to join Jiangdong’s decision-making center in the future. What do they, the crown prince’s assistants, have to be jealous of!
But Zhuge Ke is not like that.
It's not that he is jealous of Liu Zan, but that he thinks very highly of himself.
This was the first time that he led a separate army to fight alone. His achievements were quite impressive, but they were eclipsed by the Liuzan army, which made him feel a little unhappy. So he also asked for orders to inspect the area around Ruxuwu with his own army to see if there were any opportunities.
Give yourself more credit.
Sun Quan was fine with this.
After all, Zhuge Ke was the most talented and learned among the nephews and nephews of Huaisi scholars who lived in Jiangdong.
In order to contain the Jiangdong family, he had long regarded it as an aid to assist the crown prince in taking power in the future.
Zhuge Ke's troops suffered some losses in the attack on the Wei army's water stronghold in Shaopi, but there were still nearly 9,000 men who could fight. There were many soldiers assigned to patrol based on their achievements, and the scope of their realm was also very wide.
Han Zong was already very cautious. He not only hid day and night, but also marched through remote trails that were difficult to navigate through mountains and swamps. However, when he marched to Ruxuwu, about eighty miles away, he was discovered by Zhuge Ke's soldiers.
And in the first moment, it was discovered that this was a death soldier who had rebelled in the past.
Because the death-defying soldiers had previously followed Han Dang in the counties and counties east of the Yangtze River to fight against the Jing rebels, they often used troops against Shan Yue. However, Zhuge Ke's troops all recruited the people of Shan Yue in Danyang as soldiers, and they had previously fought against the Shan Yue people.
Have fought.
In other words, this is the way of heaven and reincarnation.
Zhuge Ke was overjoyed when his scouts came to report.
Sun Quan's hatred of Han Zong's betrayal was no less than the defeat of Hefei!
If he can kill him, and add to his previous contribution to the attack on Shaopi, he will be no less than Liu Zan in terms of merit in this undercover attack on Huainan!
With this thought, he did not follow common sense and conveyed this military information to Ruxuwu and everyone else.
Because Sun Quan recently stayed overnight on a boat in Chaohu Lake, if he returns and reports, the credit will be divided among the chief officer, Liu Zan, and other generals.
Naturally, even if you are greedy for merit, you must do it on the premise that you do not miss the mark.
The death-defying soldiers were built by Sun Quan with countless resources and efforts. Together with the Jiefan soldiers, they were called the elite of Jiangdong and had outstanding combat power.
Zhuge Ke wants to destroy it all by himself, which is not an easy task.
It may even be self-defeating.
After all, although his troops have many soldiers, they have only been in the army for a short period of time. Compared with the death soldiers who have been in the army for more than ten years and have participated in nearly a hundred major and minor battles, there is a real difference.
But Zhuge Ke didn't think so.
That Han Zong, who controls his subordinates with deceit and invites favor with cruelty, is nothing more than a shameless and ungrateful clown!
If he wants to kill him, he only needs to use a little trick.
Therefore, after carefully studying the terrain in the Qibao Mountain area on the west side of Ruxushui, and analyzing the location of the Han Zong Department based on the scouts' analysis, and roughly deducing its marching route, he summoned all the battalion commanders of the headquarters.
Come and ask:
"In the past, you were common people living in the mountains and rivers. You fought with soldiers who dared to die, and many of your fathers and brothers in your clan died. Now you have come with the rebel general Han Zong. If you are willing to die, I will tolerate it.
You will take revenge and destroy them here! When this is done, your Majesty will reward you with property, property and acres. I will not take any of the money and will share it all with you. If you do not want to fight alone, I will report it to your Majesty and cooperate with others.
I can destroy it with my own strength. I wonder what you think?"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the mountains and rivers were grateful and declared that they were willing to die.
In order to encourage the soldiers to dare to fight in the battle, Zhuge Ke came up with his plan and divided the battle responsibilities into each battalion.
Han Zong, who was sent away by Cao Rui, didn't know that he had become someone else's hope for success.
On the contrary, his understanding of the battle situation still remained in the impression that Ruxuwu's defense was weak, and he was still complacent about being regarded as a vanguard by Cao Rui.
Since entering the Wei Dynasty, he has worked tirelessly to frequently invade Wu territory. Isn't this just to show that he can attack Wu, in order to gain the respect of Luoyang Temple and Emperor Cao Rui?
Now he is relied on as the pioneer to attack Jiangdong's Mingmen. After the war, he will be rewarded for his merits. The first achievement must be his!
Promotion in official rank and future letters are inevitable!
So, how could he not be happy?
However, he still understands the principle of "a person who travels a hundred miles is half as good as ninety".
The war is dangerous, and unless a auxiliary road is opened for the Chinese army in Luoyang and the strategic goal of the army's rapid attack on Ruxuwu is achieved, everything is subject to change.
Therefore, when the army was marching on the road, he restrained the soldiers not to shoot birds and animals out of greed for food, let alone to invade the barbarian settlements hidden in the mountains and rivers along the way, so as not to leak the news and leak their whereabouts. .
But if there is no intention to calculate, everything is in vain.
When he marched to the west side of Qibao Mountain and hid in the valley to rest, Zhuge Ke, who had already relied on Shanyue's elite soldiers who were accustomed to crossing mountains and ridges, was ambushing him and ordered all the troops to advance together and blocked all the exits of the valley!
After receiving the report, Han Zong was shocked, and his hope for the future melted away in an instant.
Since Jiangdong suddenly came and trapped him in the valley, he must have already understood the intention of the Wei army to attack Ruxuwu. What else could he expect? And he knew what would happen to him once he was defeated and captured by Jiangdong.
Therefore, he immediately took the lead and commanded the soldiers who dared to die under Commander Li to break through the encirclement decisively.
However, how could Zhuge Ke, who had made all the preparations, let the credit go away?
Seeing that Han Zong was desperate to break out of the encirclement, he also placed the flag at the mouth of the valley to supervise the battle, and personally held the drum to encourage the soldiers to fight to the death.
Both armies risked their lives and refused to give an inch.
But after all, the Wu army had the advantage of the territory, more soldiers, and the morale of the side that successfully set up an ambush was strong. Even though Han Zong personally went to the front several times and was armed with many wounds, he was unable to break through the encirclement.
They had no choice but to temporarily retreat into the valley to let the soldiers rest before planning a breakout.
However, he had no chance.
The death-defying soldiers were formed by Sun Quan selecting brave men from various counties and counties in the east of the Yangtze River. The soldiers' families were all placed in Wu. In the past, when Han Zong rebelled against Wu and entered the Wei Dynasty, he stationed troops in Wuchang. The only ones accompanying him were his father's coffin and the family members of his mother's family. Men, women, and children. After this incident, a minister in Jiangdong reported to Sun Quan that all the family members who dared to die as soldiers were held accountable according to the law, and they were punished as military slaves for generations.
Based on this, Zhuge Ke took advantage of Han Zong's offensive to subside and asked the soldiers to surrender in unison, claiming that Han Zong was responsible for defecting in the past, and Sun Quan only wanted to kill the culprit without blaming everyone. If the soldiers dared to kill Han Zong, If he kills and surrenders, he will absolve everyone of the crime of rebellion, and will advise Sun Quan to save his family from the fate of being military slaves for generations.
It has been more than ten years since the death-defying army was established, and it was well received by Sun Quan when he was in Jiangdong.
He rebelled that day, but he was deceived by Han Zong.
Moreover, after entering the Wei Dynasty, they were often rejected by other deployments of the Wei State. When they were trapped in a dead end and failed to break through the encirclement, they received Zhuge Ke's words to persuade them to surrender, and the choice they made was predictable.
After all, Han Zong is greedy and not as good as his father Han Dangduo!
Nor can he win the heart of a soldier who dares to die.
When dinner was being cooked at dusk, the commanders of the various camps of the soldiers who dared to die conspired to kill Han Zong and his surroundings, then brought his leader to Zhuge Ke and surrendered.
Zhuge Ke was overjoyed to receive his reward.
First, he reassured the soldiers who dared to die with good words, and also gave them wine, meat and other things to show his sincerity.
After they believed it to be true and put down their vigilance, the Shanyue elite soldiers from all Yeji tribes suddenly rushed into the valley and killed the daredevils who abandoned their weapons and surrendered!
