Chapter 321 Extreme joy brings sorrow
As soon as the formation was set up, Sun Cejun immediately launched an offensive.
Chen Wu and Lu Fan were divided into two wings, with Han Dang as the vanguard and the three brothers Sun Hao as the secondary vanguard. Encouraged by the sound of drums, the entire army pressed against the Kuaiji army led by Zhou Xin.
In terms of military strength on both sides, Zhou Xin only had 12,000 men, while Sun Ce had nearly 20,000.
Zhou Xin's troops traveled more than 20 miles without having time to rest, but Sun Ce's troops had had lunch and were waiting for work.
In addition, Sun Ce's battle formation skills and experience were far superior to Zhou Xin's.
In fact, the outcome of this battle has already been determined.
From the beginning, Sun Ce's side actively attacked their opponents.
Fortunately, Zhou Xin had a high reputation in Kuaiji County, and he valued soldiers over wealth and was very kind to his soldiers.
Coupled with Sun Cejun's consistent looting character, the Kuaiji Army fought bloody battles and actually blocked a wave of Sun Cejun's offensive.
At the beginning of the war between the two sides, the sky was already facing the west.
Less than half an hour after the battle started, it was already completely dark. Therefore, both sides had to pay for their troops and withdraw their troops. Fortunately, Zhou Xin's troops escaped a catastrophe.
Sun Ce's troops withdrew their troops and returned to Gaoqian Village. Naturally, the original village could not accommodate more than 20,000 people. In the afternoon, Sun Ce's army had captured many farmers from the four fields as auxiliary soldiers and asked them to help with construction. barracks.
Zhou Xin's troops came all the way, and in order to seize the time, they did not carry tents or other luggage at all, so the soldiers could only camp in the open around a bonfire.
It is already January and it is the coldest time.
Zhou Xin was helpless. At this time, he could neither advance nor retreat. It was as if he had fallen into a spider web.
In the middle of the night, Yu Fan arrived from Guling on horseback.
"Brother Daming, we can't fight!"
As soon as Yu Fan entered Zhou Xin's tent, he shouted for him to retreat.
“Brother Daming, we have to leave before dawn!”
Although the soldiers did not have tents, it was impossible for Zhou Xin to have no tents. His big tent was pulled by five ox carts and followed the team.
The battle during the day prevented Zhou Xin from sleeping well.
He was quite dissatisfied when Yu Fan broke into the tent.
Yu Fan is the eldest son of the Yu family in Cixi, Kuaiji. He also has a concubine brother. His father is Yu Xin, the prefect of Rinan County, who is also a wealthy family with two thousand stones.
But Zhou Xin is no ordinary person. He is the eldest son of the Zhou family in Shanyin, Kuaiji.
The Zhou Xin family is not inferior to the Zhou Yu family in the slightest. Each of the three direct brothers of the Zhou family has achieved an official position of two thousand dan, and they are Yuan Shao's best friends.
As the eldest son, Zhou Xin’s teacher was Chen Fan.
Later, he was conquered by the Taiwei Mansion and held a high position.
This high ranking is equivalent to the top three in the assessment, or even the first place. Therefore, he is proud to be the governor of Danyang.
Zhou Xin is also very capable. He is well-read and knowledgeable. He also has a specialty, which is that he is good at predicting disasters.
This is quite an incredible skill, and it also made Zhou Xin quite famous throughout the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Although Yu Fan was very talented, he was really not good enough in front of Zhou Xin.
Zhou Xin looked at Yu Fan who broke into the tent and slowly stood up and dressed.
"Zhongxiang, be patient and don't be impatient."
Yu Fan has a strong and impatient personality, and he never knows how to restrain his temper.
One of the things he was most famous for was teasing the Emperor in public.
As we all know, the great emperor likes to have parties very much. He goes crazy when it comes to partying, and his wine quality is particularly poor. His biggest hobby is to drink with his ministers.
This problem of the great emperor actually caused conflicts with many officials of Soochow, but he just never tired of it.
One time the great emperor held a party again, and Yu Fan was also present. I don’t know what Yu Fan was thinking. When Sun Quan was toasting him, he pretended to be drunk.
When Sun Quan walked to the next table with a wine glass, he sat up again.
The so-called leader toasted me and pretended to be drunk.
This moment made Sun Quan furious. New and old grudges came together and he demoted Yu Fan to Jiaozhou and never pardoned him again.
Poor Yu Fan lived to be over seventy years old, but he couldn't even go back to his hometown for the rest of his life, so he could only stay in Jiaozhou to teach and educate people.
Yu Fan dared to step on Sun Quan’s face, let alone Zhou Xin’s?
“Brother Daming, you don’t know the art of war and rush to fight, and our army has been led into despair by you!”
Yu Fan was rude and opened his mouth to spit: "Now God bless me in Kuaiji, both sides have suspended their troops. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to retreat, do you have to bury the entire army in Gaoqiantun?"
Zhou Xin's face darkened, and she was obviously very embarrassed by Yu Fan's words.
But the situation during the day is still vivid in my mind. Zhou Xin is actually quite kind.
When he was the governor of Danyang, he was very supported by the people of Danyang. His final departure was not due to defeat, but because Sun Ben and Wu Jing played dirty tricks.
Sun Bi and Wu Jing actually directly threatened the people of Danyang, and they threatened with massacre.
At that time, Wu Jing directly ordered that anyone who dared to follow Zhou Xin would be killed without mercy.
This is completely an anti-humanity move, but Zhou Xin still does it.
After Zhou Xin learned of Wu Jing's order, he sighed: "Although I am not moral, what's the fault of the people?"
So he disbanded the army on the spot and returned to Kuaiji.
Therefore, Zhou Xin was sprayed in the face by Yu Fan at this time. Although he was a little angry, he started to reflect on it.
Yu Fan's actions attracted many military generals.
Dong Xi was originally among these people. In the original time and space, Dong Xi was also ordered by Wang Lang to counterattack Gaoqiantun. However, he did not expect that after he arrived at Gaoqiantun, he actually led his troops to rebel. He asked Sun Ce to surrender on the spot and praised Sun Ce happily.
When these people heard that Yu Fan asked Zhou Xi to retreat, their eyes lit up immediately. They all agreed with Yu Fan and together they advised Zhou Xin to retreat.
This undoubtedly made Zhou Xi’s brows frown even tighter.
Under the puzzled eyes of everyone, Zhou Xi sighed and said: "We have been discharged from the army and can retreat. Sun Bofu has occupied Gaoqian Tun. We cannot retreat unless we capture this place. Shanyin. If we retreat at this time and return to Guling, we will only be trapped by Sun's army. Moreover, the supplies stored in Guling will only be used for ten days, and the army will be out of food."
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"The most important thing is..."
Zhou Xin glanced at Yu Fan and said: "Shanyin, where the Ming Mansion is located, is only a hundred miles away from Gaoqiantun. If we retreat, Shanyin's How can the Ming government face the enemy? "
Shanyin is the seat of Kuaiji County, and Wang Lang is in Shanyin at this moment. All the available troops in Shanyin County have already been handed over to Zhou Xin and Yu. In the hands of others, there are now less than a thousand county soldiers and county soldiers in the entire Shanyin County.
Zhou Xin was worried that if he retreated here, Sun Ce would go straight to Huanglong and head towards Shanyin.
"Brother Daming! Gaoqiantun is not a natural hazard, we can just go around it."
But Yu Fan said angrily: "No matter what, if you stay here, you are waiting for death. If you leave now, there is still some chance of life." It's on a plain, so it's not impossible to get around.
Speaking of this, Yu Fan looked at the other generals and said loudly: "Brother Daming, Liu Zhengnan has already crossed the river. He may have captured Wuxi at this moment. Sun Ce's only foundation in Jiangdong is left. Wu County."
"What we have to do is to buy time. What Sun Boxu lacks most is time!"
Zhou Xin felt that he was persuaded by Yu Fan. He hesitated and said: "Where is Guling?"
"Before I came, I had already made arrangements. The Guling side will hold out for two days, and then go around to Shangyu by sea."
Yu Fan laid out his plan: "So within two days, Sun Jun in Qiantang Jiangbei can't get through. This is the last chance, Brother Daming."
Zhou Xin was stunned for a moment, thinking about being suppressed and beaten by Sun Jun during the day. If it hadn't been dark, he wouldn't have been able to continue fighting. , I am afraid that the Kuaiji County under his command cannot last more than an hour.
Finally, Zhou Xin made up his mind to listen to Yu Fan's advice.
Yu Fan was immediately overjoyed: "Brother Daming, this is a wise move. We are the official army, and Sun Ce is the bandit army. Now that we have crossed the river in the southern expedition, sooner or later we will go south. Even if he is short-term Without going south, how could the Sun rebels dare to attack Kuaiji?"
Yu Fan was Sun Ce's die-hard loyalist in the original time and space. Although this man came from a noble family, he was quite a martial artist at heart. Not only was he tall and burly, but he also had good martial arts skills.
While Sun Ce was going south, Yu Fan's father passed away and he was in mourning at home. But when he heard that Wang Lang was about to summon an army to resist Sun Ce, Yu Fan took off his mourning clothes and ran to the governor's house to persuade Wang Lang not to be an enemy of Sun Ce, and said directly in front of Wang Lang that he was no match for Sun Ce.
But when Wang Lang said that even if I was not Sun Ce's opponent, I would definitely fight with Sun Ce, Yu Fan spared no expense in his family fortune, recruited soldiers for Wang Lang, and was on the front line of resistance. Sun Ce.
Yu Fan has such an upright character.
After Zhou Xin agreed to retreat, Yu Fan immediately persuaded the other party to organize his troops immediately and sneak around under the cover of night.
Zhou Xin immediately followed Yu Fan's suggestion, decided on the order of retreat with the generals, and then began to prepare quietly.
Originally, because there were no tents and the weather was freezing, the soldiers could not sleep at all. They huddled around the campfire and huddled together to keep warm.
Fortunately, the temperature in the south is slightly higher, so it is not freezing to death, but it is extremely uncomfortable and easy to get sick.
Now when the officer calls, everyone wakes up.
By the time of the second quarter of Yinshi, Zhou Xin and Yu Fan had finished reorganizing their troops and quietly began to march in the darkness, trying to bypass Gaoqian Tun and go east.
But neither Zhou Xin nor Yu Fan expected that Sun Ce had actually sent someone to monitor them.
Although the news did not spread back to Gaoqian Tun until the Kuaiji army was ready to go, Sun Ce was not ignorant.
Just because the information was not accurate, Sun Ce did not know that Zhou Xin and others were planning to escape. He only prepared 3,000 men in advance to prevent Zhou Xin and others from coming to attack.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Xin and the others not only failed to attack, but also tried to escape secretly.
Sun Ce hurriedly asked Chen Wu, Lu Fan, Han Dang and others to wake up the troops and then provide reinforcements, but he chased out first with three thousand soldiers.
A troop of tens of thousands of people cannot just leave.
Even though Sun Ce set off half an hour later, when he broke out of the camp, he was still able to catch up with Kuaiji County and even intercepted a large part of it.
The Kuaiji Army tried its best to resist, but firstly it was in retreat, and secondly its combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of Sun Ce's army. After persisting for a quarter of an hour, the Kuaiji Army collapsed.
There were more than 2,000 people in this section, more than 300 died in battle, more than 800 escaped, and the rest were captured by Sun Ce's army.
Subsequently, Sun Ce continued to pursue, and reinforcements from Lu Fan, Chen Wu and others also arrived one after another, and the Kuaiji army suffered a major defeat.
Fortunately, the first half of the Kuaiji army was safe and sound, and more than 6,000 people evacuated safely.
The losses in the second half were quite heavy, but more than 2,000 people still fled in all directions, and the remaining 3,000 people were either dead, injured, or captured by Sun Ce's army.
In comparison, Sun Ce's army only lost more than 300 people in the battle, which can be described as a great victory.
Sun Ce You was not satisfied and wanted to continue to pursue Zhou Xin and Yu Fan to reduce the number of fresh troops in Shanyin County as much as possible.
Only in this way can it be beneficial to the Sun family's next strategy.
Once the Sun family can easily take Shanyin County, the other counties in Kuaiji County are likely to lose their fighting spirit and no longer resist.
Therefore, after the great victory, Sun Ce did not take advantage of the situation to withdraw his troops. Instead, he pulled Han Dang, Lu Fan, Chen Wu and other generals to discuss the follow-up actions.
Just when Sun Ce was happily arranging the task, planning to eliminate Zhou Xin's Kuaiji army in one fell swoop during the pursuit, a thunder exploded, impacting Sun Ce and others as if they were in a nightmare.
“How did Youquan lose it?”
Sun Ce's face was full of shock, but his fist was left to Cheng Pu and Huang Gai to defend him.
They also have 2,500 people in their hands, and they cannot defend a Youquan County so quickly.
Five days ago, the two parties communicated, and the feedback from Yuquan was that everything was fine.
What kind of power can allow Youquan to be captured in less than five days?
Sun Ce and others’ questions were quickly answered.
"Brother Yan? Wang Sheng?"
Sun Ce's face was full of disbelief, and there was even obvious doubt.
He did not believe that the Yan brothers dared to send troops, nor did he believe that the other party had the ability to seize Youquan County from Cheng Pu and Huang Gai.
Sun Ce’s idea is both right and wrong.
The reason why I say he is right is because the information is indeed asymmetric. The real main force behind the sneak attack on Youquan is indeed not the Yan brothers and Wang Sheng, but Zhou Yu.
But he was wrong because the Yan brothers and Wang Sheng did indeed send troops, and they were quite large.
Zhou Yu sent out seven thousand troops, leaving only Yu Mi with two thousand men to guard Yangxian.
The Yan brothers sent 4,000 troops, and Wang Sheng, Zou Ta, and Qian Tong sent 6,000 troops in total.
In this way, Zhou Yu actually brought 17,000 men to attack Youquan.
At the same time, Youquan was still the hometown of Wang Sheng, although Wang Sheng was now driven away by Sun Ce, and his sons and nephews were all killed by Sun Ce.
But as the saying goes, a hundred-footed snake is dead but not stiff.
Wang Sheng is a local leader in Youquan. His family is the largest family in Youquan. He himself is a famous celebrity in Youquan and is widely trusted and loved by the locals.
Even in today's situation, Wang Sheng still has a high reputation and popularity in Youquan.
With just a few letters, the gate of Youquan City was opened in the middle of the night, which shows how high Wang Shengzhi's prestige is.
Of course, Zhou Yu's 50,000 troops and the 200,000 troops marching from the north to the south were also extremely important weights, giving great confidence to the powerful nobles in the city.
That night, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were suddenly attacked, and the west gate and south gate were opened at the same time.
Zhou Yu led the Yan brothers into the east gate, and Yu Mi led Wucheng Haoqiang into the south gate.
It has been repeatedly announced in advance that after entering the city, Sun Ce's army will be surrounded and suppressed first.
It is strictly forbidden to rob people, to rape women, and to kill innocent people without permission.
These three are red lines. Anyone who dares to violate them will be punished without mercy.
There is nothing that can be done about it. Whether it is the story of the Yan brothers or the story of Wucheng Haoqiang, the military discipline is really touching.
Fortunately, Wucheng and Youquan are almost next to each other, and both places are under the jurisdiction of Wu County. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, where the country was based on counties, these were genuine hometown elders.
Coupled with Zhou Yu’s repeated emphasis and pressure, Youquan was pleasantly surprised to find that he was not greatly harassed.
But despite this, Zhou Yu still killed a total of thirty-seven people on the second day after entering the city. Thirteen of them robbed people, eleven killed innocent people without permission, six raped women, and the rest Seven people committed at least two, or even all of them.
It can be seen how ignorant the military in this era is.
Although Cheng Pu and Huang Gai lost Youquan County, they did not feel sorry for Sun Ce.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai sensed something was wrong as soon as the inner-ying incident occurred, assembled their troops, and even launched an operation to recapture the city gate.
Strictly speaking, if there were no tribes of Zhou Yu and Yu Mi, and it was just the Yan brothers and Wucheng Haoqiang, they would most likely have been kicked out of Youquan.
Fortunately, Zhou Yu and Yu Mi successfully blocked their opponents in the end.
Yu Mi's Buqu has been training in actual combat for two years in Niuzhu, and his strength is not inferior to the Zhou family's Buqu, far superior to the Yan brothers and Wucheng's powerful ones.
After Zhou Yu and Yu Mi entered the city, they immediately deployed their troops. This allowed them to give full play to their numerical advantage when Cheng Pu and Huang Gai launched a counterattack, and ultimately defeated Cheng Pu and Huang Gai's plan.
Even so, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai still fought hard for a long time. Until dawn, most of the fists had fallen into the hands of Zhou Yujun, and even the last northern sword in the hands of Cheng Pu and Huang Gai had fallen into the hands of Zhou Yujun. The doors were under attack.
As a last resort, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai had no choice but to break out from the north gate in order to avoid being completely trapped in Youquan City.
Zhou Yu was a little regretful. If the other party still didn't leave, then as long as they took the north gate, they could close the door and beat the dogs to round them up.
However, even though Cheng Pu and the others fled in embarrassment, Zhou Yu still did not send troops to pursue them. Instead, he reoccupied the north gate, closed the city gate, and swept and pacified the city.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai together had only 2,500 men. They fought with Zhou Yu's 17,000 men for half a night and lost more than 800 people. At the end of the day, more than 1,000 men broke through. out.
It can be seen that the individual combat capabilities of Yan Baihu and Wucheng are really touching.
After capturing Youquan County, Sun Ce's logistics supply line was completely cut off. What was even more hurtful was that Youquan was still Sun Ce's supply transfer station as he continued to move south, hoarding supplies transferred from the northern part of Wu County. A large amount of food, weapons and other supplies.
Although Sun Ce occupied Gaoqiantun at this time, he would not be short of food for the time being.
But from a tactical point of view, Sun Ce has been cut off by Zhou Yu and is trapped between the Southern Expedition Army and the Kuaiji Army.
(End of this chapter)