Chapter 153 Bo Fu attacks Dantu
Yuan Shujun’s side was gloomy and full of sighs.
On the Xuzhou Army side, there was great joy and loud gongs and drums.
Liu Feng went out of the city in person and greeted the generals and soldiers returning in triumph outside the south gate.
This battle not only broke the Qiao Rui Department, severely beat Yuan Shu's pro-army headquarters, but also allowed the Sun Army to return without success. It can be said to be a great victory.
"Teacher's shots are always on target, and his shots are flawless. Even a man with heavy armor cannot survive the teacher's shooting. Li Guang is really resurrected."
Liu Feng stood at the gate of the city, pulling Holding Taishi Ci's hand, he continued to praise him. On the top of the city, he witnessed Taishi Ci rushing forward several times and killing the opponent's mid-level officers with one arrow, causing great chaos to Yuan Shu's army.
Then, Liu Feng took Zhao Yun's hand again: "Uncle Zilong commanded from the center, today the bridge is broken, uncle should be the first to do it!"
Liu Feng also praised Xu Sheng. He kept saying: "Wen Xiang is commanding today with calmness and calmness. He has the air of a famous general and will become a great weapon in the future."
For Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai, Liu Feng gave Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai another hard blow. Boasting: "Wengui and Youping are really men of tiger and wolf. Tens of thousands of armies come to seize Zongheng and Hengheng from them, behead generals and seize flags, just like picking out objects from a bag. Is this all the evil that comes from ancient times?"
The generals were very happy to be praised by Liu Feng, and they all expressed their humility.
Only Liu Feng knew that he was not bragging. He could see clearly on the city wall today that he would definitely win the battle in the afternoon. Maybe he won so easily and so devastatingly because of These generals are so capable.
Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, Zhou Tai.
On the other side, there is no warrior who can survive a few moves at the hands of these people, let alone these people go into battle together to attack.
If Qiao Rui finally dares to lead the Chinese military camp to counterattack and turn defeat into victory, it will be a dream, but it may be able to boost morale and allow our side to hold on until Sun Ce's army comes to rescue. If we retreat by then, it will undoubtedly look good. many. Why is it so tragic that more than 1,100 people have been killed in the battle and nearly half of the entire army has been lost?
But does Qiao Rui dare?
He didn’t dare.
Even if Qiao Rui himself is not afraid of death, he is also afraid that if he really fights back, if he is killed by the group of fierce men in front of him and seizes the flag, wouldn't it be a worse loss?
If it were an ordinary general, Qiao Rui would not have such worries.
This is the objective threat of powerful fighters.
This battle can be said to be the biggest battle Liu Feng has ever seen. The Dragon Gate Formation that was set up in Ju County cannot be counted. It was just to scare Xiao Jian and the fight did not start in the end.
When Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai took off their armor, they were covered in dark red, covered with sweat from their bodies and the enemy's blood that seeped into the gaps in their armor.
Fortunately, the protective power of the iron armor is still quite strong. Several bows and arrows have pierced the iron armor, but only scratched a layer of oily skin on their bodies, which is not serious.
The Xuzhou Army won a complete victory this time and the harvest was extremely rich.
Not to mention anything else, the nearly two hundred sets of iron armor alone made Liu Feng smile from ear to ear.
With these iron armors, Pan Zhang's Rushan camp can continue to expand.
Liu Feng has an idea, but he doesn’t know if it is feasible.
He wanted to expand Rushan Camp to a thousand soldiers in one breath, so that everyone would be the first class, not the first class.
When rotation occurs in the future, the soldiers who retreat to rest can transfer their armor to the reserve team. In this way, the soldiers can rest in rotation, but the armor can continue to be used, which is equivalent to doubling the number of armors out of thin air. . Moreover, the damage rate and damage scale of iron armor are not as great as leather armor, so I always feel that it is very suitable for this tactic.
However, although the field battle was a complete victory, new problems troubled Liu Feng.
The treasures in the Guangling Mansion's treasury were illuminated before the war began, and all were used to reward the soldiers.
Now that Xuzhou Military Post has won a great victory, we can’t help but reward it, right?
Even if the Yuan Shujun they faced was a bit weak and weak, it was still a big victory after all. Reasonable rewards and punishments must be given to maintain the morale of the army.
It can only be said that some people are happy and some are sad. Liu Feng is worrying about how to reward his soldiers here, but Liu Yao on the other side of the river is celebrating and gloating.
“Is it really such a great victory?”
Sun Shao couldn't believe it. This was an army of ten thousand, and more than half of it was lost?
“Seriously.”
Liu Yao’s informal and smiling face also had a hint of joy. He nodded solemnly at Sun Shao, and at the same time asked the attendant to pass the silk to everyone, asking them one by one. Watch.
"Congratulations, Uncle Fang! Congratulations, Uncle Fang!"
Sun Shao, Teng Dan, Teng Zhou and others were all overjoyed after reading this. Then they left the table together and knelt down to Liu Yao. Congratulations.
Liu Yao also showed a rare smile, stood up and stepped forward to help everyone up one by one: "You are all my right-hand men, why should we be like this between you and me? Yuan Shu went against the grain and wreaked havoc on the place. The people did not follow him, and the military morale was naturally turbulent. The military morale was naturally unstable. Bu Ning, why go to war? It’s natural to have such a tragic defeat.”
“In this case, Dantu’s danger can be solved.”
Sun Shao’s face is full of joy. But they were all so nervous.
Jiangdu Ke is right opposite Dantu, separated by only a river.
Yuan Shu's 30,000 people gathered in Jiangdu and joined forces for several miles. Who wouldn't panic?
Now it seems that they are attacking Guangling, but if they want to attack Dan Tu, they have to change the direction. Sun Shao can't even sleep well these days, fearing that Yuan Shu's army will attack across the Yangtze River.
Now Dantu only has 6,500 soldiers, and Qu'a has 4,500 soldiers. Plus, there are only 11,000 soldiers.
Two thousand of them are elites drawn from the Niuzhu defense line, and the other five thousand are the three thousand people given by Xue Li and the two thousand people given by Zuo Rong.
If you want to stop Yuan Shujun with this contingency force, the pressure is really big.
It's fine now. Yuan Shu's army suffered heavy losses and must be withdrawing soon. Dantu has no worries.
Liu Yao also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was also worried that Xuzhou's army was too powerful, he was in a good mood and didn't want to worry about it anymore.
Finally, Liu Yao announced in public: "You have all worked hard recently. Tonight, Yao will set up a banquet to entertain you. You can drink as much as you like and relieve yourself of the long days of hard work."
< br>"However, Dantu must be cautious on the front line and must not slack off before Yuan Shu withdraws his troops."
Sun Shao and others all smiled broadly and agreed in unison.
Liu Yao was in a good mood and even held a banquet, but Yuan Shu was completely different.
Yuan Shu, who had just received the report, almost ate Yang Hong alive.
"Fool! Trash! Idiot!"
Yuan Shu roared loudly: "What kind of battle did Qiao Shengde fight? Even if a pig was in charge, he would not be able to do better than him. Poor. Eight thousand to six thousand, and he still had a large camp to rely on. How did he end up like this?"
"Qiao Shengde was killed in a bloody battle. I heard that he was injured in dozens of places. He was carried down by his own soldiers."
Yuan Shu looked like a madman and sprayed Yang Hong in the face, but Yang Hong still had to wipe Qiao Rui's butt.
Qiao Rui was a powerful local nobleman in Jiujiang, and he and Yang Hong were members of the township party.
Yang Hong and other Jiujiang people were also happy for Yuan Shu to support Qiao Rui, Zhang Xun and other powerful local Jiujiang troops, and they did not hesitate to support them with money and food.
Yuan Shu also knew the thoughts of the Jiujiang scholars. Not only did he not feel dissatisfied, but he also followed this trend and deliberately let go of military power, thereby squeezing more resources from the hands of the powerful Jiujiang scholars. Come.
Of Yuan Shu's original army of more than 50,000 people, the Sun family army only had more than 10,000 people, and the remaining 40,000 people were Yuan Shu's personal troops. Fully half of them were controlled by local Jiujiang scholars, and the representative generals were Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun.
The other half is in the hands of Nanyang old men such as Yi Ji Ling and Chang Nu.
Coupled with the attached Sun Jiajun, a stable triangular framework was formed. It can be seen that Yuan Shu's level in Duanshui is not weak.
But Yuan Shu also regrets it now. Did he play too much with power and neglect the general's ability to command troops?
Thinking that Sun Ce was so good at fighting, and that the generals of the Sun family's army also had their own unique skills, but he himself was surrounded by wine and rice bags, Yuan Shu couldn't help but have a headache.
He just couldn't understand why the talented people in the world refused to work for him?
Even Sun Wentai's son wanted to own a piece of land all day long so that he could be independent from his own account.
"Where is Bo Fu?"
Yuan Shu was angry: "He just watched Qiao Rui's defeat?"
Yang Hong had no choice, he didn't even dare to spit on his face Even though they were wiping, they still had to wipe their butts for Qiao Rui and the others on the front line.
"Sun Bofu and the others were also restrained by the defenders in Xuzhou City. Although they rushed to the aid of Qiao Shengde regardless of casualties, they were still a step too late."
Yang Hong did not blame Sun Ce. Firstly, Qiao Rui and Sun Ce have a very good relationship, and secondly, Sun Ce is really good at fighting. In the hearts of Jiujiang scholars, he is also a small spare tire. Maybe there will be cooperation in the future. It is not necessary to make the relationship too tense now. good.
The most important thing is that I lost so miserably that I can’t shake the blame cleanly. "They're all rubbish! They're all!"
Yuan Shu was furious and incompetent. That was a total of 10,000 troops. Nearly half of them were wiped out. The remaining 6,000 people could not survive without great efforts. Supplements and rectifications are simply unusable.
How to rectify it?
Don’t rely on money, food and goods!
Did Yuan Shu get his money and food so easily?
That was what he got back by selling all kinds of power.
Otherwise, it was the noble nobles who were kind-hearted and gave him a lot of money and food?
"Lord, Sun Ce still has some strategies to present."
Yang Hong took out Sun Ce's memorial from his arms and handed it to Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu grabbed it with his hand, opened it and started to look through it.
“Still want to fight Dan Tu?”
Yuan Shu snorted coldly: “Guangling can’t even defeat him, is Dan Tu so easy to beat?”
Yang Hong Seeing that Yuan Shu had calmed down, he added: "What Sun Boxu said is somewhat true. We didn't expect him to fight against Dan Tu, and Liu Yao couldn't even think of it. From this point of view, Sun Boxu's strategy is indeed advisable. "
Yuan Shu fell silent and walked around in the hall.
After a while, he finally made up his mind: "Since Bo Fu has this intention, let them try it."
After Yuan Shu calmed down his anger, his reason returned to his sobriety.
Of the two Liu Bei and Liu Yao, the former is strong and the latter is weak. How can there be any reason to abandon the weak and entangle with the strong. Moreover, if Bo Fu could really cross the river and sweep across Jiangdong, wouldn't it be better to capture all six Jiangdong counties than half a county in Guangling?
Since Sun Ce is so confident, let him try it.
It’s just that the Qiaorui Department has to withdraw Shouchun for repairs. I believe Bo Fu should also understand.
Soon, Yuan Shu's decision was conveyed to the front line.
Although Sun Ce was dissatisfied with Yuan Shu's request to withdraw the Qiao Rui Department, his action plan this time also happened to be able to use the Qiao Rui Department as waste.
As for Jiangdu, Yuan Shu also asked Sun Ce to promise to defend Jiangdu even if he failed to cross the river.
In this regard, Sun Ce only felt that the other party was talking nonsense.
Liu Yao had the upper hand on the river. If not for the tacit agreement of the other party to let them go this time, how could they have been able to travel so easily on the waterway between Liyang and Jiangdu?
Unless Yuan Shu completely gives up crossing the river and Liu Yao agrees, it is inevitable that the two sides will fall out.
Once Liu Yao cuts off the waterway, how will Jiangdu defend itself?
How to replenish baggage?
Relying on land alone would be half the effort with half the effort.
Besides, how many people will be left in Jiangdu to garrison at that time? With the combat effectiveness of the Xuzhou Army, at least one army must be left with more than 4,000 people. Otherwise, it is better not to stay at all. If something happens, it will be too late to save them.
Therefore, Sun Ce had already decided to abandon Jiangdu.
If he could successfully cross the river and stand firm in this battle, it would be too late for Yuan Shu to praise him, so how could he blame him for just a mere Jiangdu.
If he still can't cross the river this time and is blocked by Liu Yao, then Sun Ce will have too many lice and Yuan Shu will scold him.
After getting Yuan Shu's agreement, Sun Ce was in great spirits, and he energetically invited everyone to discuss and laid out his plan.
"We took the lead of Shengde Division and left Jiangdu by boat with great fanfare and evacuated to Liyang. Then we secretly hid in Jiangdu with elite troops."
Sun Ce said while demonstrating on the table: "In Liu Yao's opinion, if we want to hold on to Jiangdu, we must leave at least one army of 4,000 men. With these 4,000 men, I can cross the Yangtze River and attack Dantu."< br>
“Four thousand people sneak attack Dantu?”
Wu Jing’s eyes widened and he shook his head repeatedly: “It’s too dangerous, too dangerous.”
Sun Ce explained: “Uncle, The four thousand men are only responsible for seizing the gate, and my uncle and cousin will take over later. We will withdraw the troops openly in the early stage to paralyze Liu Yao. When the final wave of troops withdraws, we can turn back the next day and attack Dan Tu together with Li Yang's reinforcements. In the end, the three lines of attack combined to defeat the Dantu."
Sun Ce's plan was a bit risky, but it did have merit. He played tricks on a waterway.
He apparently divided his troops into several groups, taking advantage of Liu Yao's belief that Yuan Shu would not abandon Jiangdu, resulting in a lack of strength.
When Jiangdu withdrew its troops to four thousand, Liu Yao would think that it was completely safe, but at this time, it was Sun Ce's time to take action.
Coupled with the fact that the last batch of withdrawing troops calculated the time to turn back, it is very likely that tens of thousands of troops will be approaching the city.
Dantu is not a fortified city. As long as Yuan Shu's army can successfully land ashore, there is a good chance that it can be conquered.
There are two main problems. One is how to hide troops under Liu Yao's nose. This problem has been solved by Sun Ce.
The second question is how the Jiangdu garrison, which has transferred all its ships, can cross the river.
Sun Cejun also has a solution to this problem.
A few months ago, Sun Ce asked for his father's troops from Yuan Shu, and when he rushed to Liyang to help his uncle and cousin, he crossed the river on a large scale to attack Niuzhu for the first time. A stratagem offered by my aunt.
At that time, Sun Ce was troubled and worried because the ships were not big enough and not numerous enough to transport siege equipment across the river. Sun Ce's aunt, Xu Kun's mother, suggested to him that he could use reeds as a raft to cross the river.
Those carrying people can paddle on their own, while those carrying siege equipment can be tied to the back of the ship.
Sun Ce was overjoyed when he heard this, and followed his aunt's plan, and indeed crossed the river. Unfortunately, after several days of hard fighting, he still failed to capture Niuzhu. He was defeated by Fan Neng and Zhang Ying, and had to retreat to Liyang.
Although the strategy failed at that time, it can be repeated now.
This is the famous jade seal for soldiers and armor, and reeds crossing the Yangtze River.
In this way, the two biggest problems are solved.
For a while, there was some silence in the big tent.
Everyone here, except Qiao Rui, is a member of the Sun family. Everyone present, including Qiao Rui, was very concerned about Sun Ce's safety.
After listening to this, everyone has to admit that Bo Fu's plan is quite risky, but it does have a high probability of success.
It is still too risky to attack Dantu with four thousand elite soldiers.
"Bo Fu, you might as well change your plan."
Sun Ben was the first to speak, and everyone's eyes unanimously focused on him.
"Although Jiangdu City is small, it is still possible to hide one or two thousand people. We can leave six thousand people in Jiangdu, and everyone else will go back to Liyang, and then put pressure on Niu Zhu and force Liu Yao to withdraw Dantu. As a result, I expect that there will only be two or three thousand Dan disciples at most, which is not a big concern."
At this point, Sun Ben paused and added hesitantly: "It's just that after you take action, I'm afraid there won't be any reinforcements within two or three days."
Wu Jing objected a little: "No, I still think it's too dangerous. Bo Fu has the great respect of the Sun family, so what? Can you go to danger?"
Sun Ben didn't argue when he saw Wu Jing's objection, and just fell silent again.
Sun Ce remained silent, not because he had any objection to Sun Ben, but because he was weighing in his mind which one was better, Sun Ben's improvement or his own.
After thinking for a long time, Sun Ce had to admit that Sun Ben's suggestion was correct. It was indeed Sun Ben's improved version that was better, had a greater probability of success, and was safer for himself.
After all, if you fail, it is naturally easier to escape across the river with ten thousand people chasing you than to escape with thousands of people chasing you.
Besides, in the improved version, Sun Ben and the others would also risk crossing the river to attack Niuzhu, putting pressure on Niuzhu's defense line, so as to encourage Liu Yao to transfer the elite back to the front line as soon as possible. This is also a dangerous job.
Qiao Rui and Xu Kun looked at Sun Ce, waiting for him to make a decision.
The two of them are more convinced of Sun Ce. Xu Kun is better. He once followed Sun Jian in the north and south, and has a bigger vision. Qiao Rui simply regards Sun Ce as the coach.
"Uncle, what my cousin said is exactly what I want."
Sun Ce stood up and looked down at everyone present, with a confident smile on his handsome face: "Uncle, cousin, cousin, Shengde, I I have made up my mind, no need to persuade anymore. My Sun family has a legacy in Jiangdong, and the people and people of Jiangdong want to join me. As long as I can successfully cross the river and take possession of Dantu, they will come back in droves."
Sun Ce slowly turned around and looked outside the tent, leaving everyone with a deep silhouette and a faint voice: "My Sun family, it's time to tell Jiang Dong that he is back."
(End of Chapter)