The pale sunshine of autumn and winter falls in the afternoon, seemingly not bringing any warmth to the earth.
Although it didn't snow yet, the fresh wind howled and was as cold as a needle piercing the bone marrow.
Sun Ce was riding on horseback, holding the Overlord Spear upside down in his hand and looking indifferently not far away. The enemy's formation was already very close.
The north wind blew the withered yellow wild grass in the wilderness, and the fields that were once full of green vitality were now deserted.
Only a scarecrow in the distance still sways in the wind, telling the story of the past.
In the dense formation of thousands of people, all of them were holding weapons in their hands tightly. Apart from the rapid breathing of the soldiers, the only sound on the field was the sound of distant wind.
"The enemy has advanced three hundred steps!"
The loud voice of the watchman resounded throughout the battlefield. Looking at the enemy who was already within a mile away, the soldiers all looked solemn amid the flying dust.
The Central Army of the imperial court is known as the most elite force in Guandong. Even the soldiers under Sun Ce's account are known for their bravery and they dare not underestimate them.
"The enemy has advanced two hundred steps!"
The loud voice sounded again, and the soldiers looked at the back of the figure riding the white horse.
Sun Ce is twenty-eight years old this year.
Historically, he had been assassinated by assassins for three years at this time, and his bones were turned into soil.
But at this moment, after history has changed, Jiangdong's Little Overlord has grown up again, and his force has become more powerful.
That broad back has already become the anchor of the Sun family's army, a solid belief for the soldiers.
Even veterans who came from Sun Jian's era have to admit that the Sun family's eldest son has taken over the heavy responsibility from Sun Jian and became the new generation of Sun family head.
Everyone was looking at Sun Ce, waiting for his orders.
"The enemy has advanced one hundred and fifty steps!"
With one last high-pitched cry.
Sun Ce pointed his Overlord Spear forward and shouted angrily: "Kill!"
"kill!"
Almost instantly, the battlefield that was originally quiet with only the sound of wind and the dull footsteps of the enemy suddenly felt like thunder rolling down the sky, erupting with a loud sound that shook the sky.
The spearman in the front row raised the gun in his hand and then slowly moved forward. The distance between the two sides was less than 200 meters.
This distance is actually not suitable for launching a charge, but it is suitable for launching long-range bow and arrow attacks.
Since both sides were approaching rapidly, after more than ten seconds, the distance between the two sides was less than 100 meters. The first to take action were the archers in the back row.
As the "buzzing" bowstring was pulled, the archers on both sides bent down at the same time to find the correct angle, and shot upward toward the sky in an oblique direction.
The next second, a rain of arrows that covered the sky drew an arc in the air, hitting the opponent like raindrops.
No one was afraid because their generals were standing at the front of the team.
People on both sides were still approaching quickly. First, they saw a large number of arrows meeting in the air, except for a few that collided and interfered with the trajectory.
The other arrows were like two parallel lines passing by each other without interfering. No one disturbed the other's flight.
Then they fell heavily and shot into the opponent's camp, splashing a lot of blood.
"ah!"
"it hurts!"
"Where's the military doctor? Hurry, hurry, hurry."
Screams spread everywhere, and the soldiers who were not killed by arrows kept wailing.
But more soldiers had silent expressions on their faces, and their steps began to become faster.
Just after the first wave of arrows, the two sides began to charge, because the two sides were already less than 80 meters away.
If we start running at this distance, we can reach it in seven or eight seconds at most. Not to mention that the two sides are running in both directions and will meet within three or four seconds.
The second round of arrow rain had no time to shoot out, and the men and horses on both sides collided with each other like a torrent.
Bang bang bang!
The two sides were like two pieces of steel colliding, causing violent sparks to burst out.
The spearmen in the front row of Sun Ce's army plunged into the shields of the swordsmen and shieldmen in the front of Wu'an's army, and a huge noise broke out in an instant.
Some spears were inserted along the gaps in the shields, and blood spurted out. Some of them stretched out their long knives from behind the shields, cut off the spears, and then continued to push forward. After reaching a close range, the ring-shou knife became more suitable for the hand.
Soon the front armies of both sides collided.
Wu Anguo rode out from the crowd, swinging the long hammer in his hand continuously. Although it only weighed 11 kilograms, each hammer had the power of a thousand kilograms. Once hit by the hammer, he would immediately vomit blood and fly away.
At this moment, a man on a white horse came out of Sun Ce's army like a ghost. The man was holding a spear, covered in silver armor, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and was majestic.
When he saw Wu Anguo killing more than ten soldiers in a short period of time, his eyes turned red and he shouted angrily: "The thief is so brave, he will accept his life!"
"Sun Ce?"
When Wu Anguo heard the voice, his heart trembled, knowing that this person was difficult to deal with, so he quickly adjusted his posture, and when Sun Ce rode straight towards him, he immediately swung his hammer to seize the opportunity.
The next moment, Sun Ce was approaching on horseback. His spear was as light and elegant as a butterfly in his hand. The barrel of the gun swept across and hit Wu Anguo's hammer. A crisp collision was heard, and the diagonal hammer was deflected.
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Immediately afterwards, Sun Ce changed the barrel of his gun and thrust the tip of the gun up diagonally, stabbing Wu Anguo's neck where the armor was relatively weak, in an attempt to pierce his throat.
Wu Anguo quickly turned his head to avoid the stab, and then immediately raised his hammer to attack.
His weapons were too bulky and difficult to use, but Sun Ce was very flexible. After more than twenty moves, Wu Anguo was at a disadvantage. Not only was he physically exhausted, but his moves were also worn out. He only had the strength to parry, but not the strength to fight back.
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Only then did Wu Anguo realize that he had underestimated the heroes of the world. After realizing that he was no match for Sun Ce, he found the right opportunity and swung his hammer at Sun Ce's horse.
Logically speaking, when fighting in the formation, the horses under the crotch are the most vulnerable to attack.
A general's horse is like two legs. Once the horse is stabbed to death, even if it is as brave as Guan Zhang in the chaos, it will inevitably be overwhelmed by the tide of enemies.
Therefore, experienced generals attach great importance to the protection of their horses in the rebellious army. For example, when Sun Ce charged into Ji Ling's formation alone, there were many horses attacking him from the surrounding enemies, and they were all pushed away or blocked by him.
Defeat Ji Ling and return with a great victory.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, Sun Ce's position happened to be outside the Wu'an National Army formation. There were many enemy and our soldiers coming and going on both sides, and the imperial army briefly had the advantage, making the central army of the imperial court around Sun Ce
Twice as many as his personal guards.
When Wu An Guo barely resisted Sun Ce's attack, the surrounding guards saw that the situation was not good and came to help with the siege. As a result, Sun Ce did not capture Wu An Guo in a short time.
If not for this, Wu Anguo would have been defeated in maybe ten moves.
After all, Wu Anguo only had his wrist cut off after more than ten moves by Lu Bu, which only proved that his force value was second-rate, and now Sun Ce's force value had already surpassed his own, and was at the top of the first-class level.
If Sun Ce's force value before his death was 92 in history, which was similar to Zhang Liao's Taishi Ci, then it should be 94 now, which is infinitely close to the super first-class generals above 95.
Wu Anguo relied on the resistance of many personal guards around him to barely be defeated by Sun Ce, but he was at the end of his strength and could not hold out for long.
Taking advantage of the cover of his personal guards, he saw the opportunity and pretended to attack Sun Ce's horse.
Sun Ce was eager to protect his horse and quickly changed from attack to defense.
Seeing that the feint was effective and Sun Ce did not attack him again, Wu Anguo hurriedly turned the horse's head, clamped his legs tightly on the horse's belly, and the horse under his crotch seemed to have become humane, trotting towards the west.
“Ding ding ding ding ding!”
When the messenger soldiers in the distance saw Wu Anguo's defeat, they hurriedly struck the golden bell and rang the gold to withdraw their troops.
The fighting soldiers dropped their weapons one after another, turned around and ran away.
"The thief will leave!"
When Sun Ce saw that Wu Anguo was so insidious, he pretended to hit his own horse and ran away with a false hammer. He couldn't help but became furious and shouted: "Chase him!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Seeing the huge defeat of the enemy, Sun Ce's army was greatly demoralized and pursued them one after another.
At this time, Zhou Yu, who was supervising the battle in the distance, changed his face slightly and said to Jiang Qin: "No, the general is chasing the enemy recklessly, fearing that the enemy will set up an ambush. Go and send the order for the Chinese army to come."
Jiang Qin naturally knew that Sun Ce's irritable character would lead to impulsiveness and bad deeds, so he quickly said: "Okay, I'll go now, and the governor will go and persuade the general to stop him."
"Um."
Zhou Yu drew his sword and urged his horses to join the battlefield, chasing Sun Ce.
Although many people regard Zhou Yu as a Confucian general.
But in fact, Zhou Yu was both civil and military. Like Zhuge Liang, he was not a staff person, but a commanding person who could lead troops in war.
Many people compare Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia and Zhou Yu, but in fact these three people cannot be compared.
If you have to compare, it should be Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and Zhou Yu.
Because including Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others, although they are Cao Cao's five most important counselors, they are real counselors and are staff members who provide advice.
Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and Zhou Yu not only gave advice to their lord, but also personally led troops on expeditions. They were talented men with both civil and military skills.
Therefore, their positioning is different. Although their intelligence is above 90, they cannot be compared to determine who is stronger or weaker.
certainly.
Although the three of them are handsome men, their strength is definitely the same.
It is estimated that Wang Lang can kill them on horseback.
It's definitely no problem to deal with two or three small soldiers, but if you encounter a second- or third-rate general, you'll basically get killed.
So even if Zhou Yu had the courage to go to the battlefield in person, in the chaos among the rebellious army, he could only see the crowds swarming around and could not find Sun Ce at all.
Therefore, without anyone's persuasion, Sun Ce, as the general charging at the front, naturally continued the pursuit.
At this moment, the Chinese army led by Zhao Yun had already marched to the battlefield, and the two sides were quickly approaching.
But almost at the same time, another war was taking place in the southwest of Shaoshan, four or five miles away.
The scale of this war was not large, and there were not even many casualties.
But he is destined to go down in history.
Because this is a war that determines Sun Ce's fate and whether the country of Soochow will exist in history.
When the front army of Wu'an State met with Jiang Qin's troops, they were stationed in the southwest of Shaoshan Mountain, at a place called Shanxiadong Village near the forest at the foot of the mountain.
Just like the Jigou River, the people of Huaibei always seem to give random names to the rivers in their villages. Because it is located not far from the foot of Shaoshan Mountain, the name of the village is simply Shanxiadongcun.
There is also a mountain west village about one mile to the southwest. There are two villages, one in the east and one in the west, with a ditch in the middle. Huang Gai and Han Dang each occupied a village, leading to a dichotomy.
Huang Gai was stationed in the East Village at the foot of the mountain. At this time, he had received reports from the front line and heard that the front of the imperial army was invading, so he was arranging his troops and preparing for battle.
However, before he could wait for Sun Ce's order to recruit him to fight, he suddenly heard soldiers reporting that two people from the imperial court had come to provoke him.
Knowing that at this time, although Huang Gai suspected a scam, he thought that the outside of the village was flat and there was almost no one hiding except for the forest at the foot of the mountain two or three miles away. Even if there was a scam, he just had to not be fooled and pursue him.
So he led the already prepared soldiers out of the village. From a distance, he saw two groups of people and horses coming slowly not far away, approaching the direction of the village.
Seeing this situation, Huang Gai was about to order an attack. Suddenly, a man from the enemy army came out and shouted in front of the village: "General Huang, do you dare to come out?"
"How brave!"
Huang Gai rode out of the village on horseback, holding an iron whip in his hand and glaring angrily: "Now that you know my name, how dare you attack me? Aren't you afraid of death?"
The person who came out was Chen Mu's general Wen Su, who said loudly: "General, do you dare to speak in front of the formation?"
"snort!"
Huang Gai sneered and shook the iron whip in his hand, making a crackling sound: "Why don't you dare? As long as you don't run away."
After saying that, he spurred his horse and gave chase.
Wen Su turned his horse's head and walked away, quickly returning to the formation.
Huang Gai led two thousand troops behind him, and more than a thousand people on each side followed quickly.
Sun Ce mobilized his entire army in this battle. His troops were about the same as Cao Cao's, about 60,000. This time he brought 40,000. He only left more than 10,000 troops in Jiangdong, which was a very powerful effort.
Among them, there are 20,000 troops in the center of his headquarters, 5,000 troops under Jiang Qin in the front army, 3,000 troops under Zhu Zhi in the rear army, and 3,000 to 4,000 troops each under Huang Gaihan and Cheng Puzumao on the left and right.
Huang Gai's tribe has more than three thousand people, and Han Dang's tribe is close at hand. The total number is seven to eight thousand, and they are not afraid of the imperial army's attack.
The two sides quickly approached, and when they were close, the distance was only more than twenty feet. Huang Gele raised his horse and shouted loudly: "Come out, little thief, and fight to the death with me!"
Although Wen Su is Wen Qin's father and Wen Yang's grandfather, he is still less than thirty years old at this time, and Wen Qin is still just a little kid.
As a veteran of the Sun family, Huang Gai is over forty years old, so it is not too much to call him Wen Su's little thief.
But Wen Su smiled in front of the battle and said: "General, are you sure you want to fight me?"
"What are you talking about?"
Huang Gai had an irritable character, and the iron whip crackled: "Are you afraid that grandpa, I will whip you to death?"
Wen Su was not annoyed and said with a smile: "I can't beat you, so I'll ask another person to beat you."
Huang Gai chuckled: "Young man is quite sensible, but Grandpa, I, Iron Whip, don't recognize people, I'll kill them all!"
At this moment, a man emerged from the crowd, riding on a maroon horse, looking at him with deep eyes, and sighed quietly: "Gongfu, are you sure you want to fight me?"
Seeing this person, Huang Gai's pupils shrank instantly, his eyes widened, and his face was filled with disbelief.
The next second, his whole body started shaking like chaff, his whole body was trembling, he turned over and dismounted, and fell to his knees on the ground.