Chapter 872 Sun Lang
On Bagong Mountain, gold was everywhere. Xu Shang, who was in charge of staying at the camp, jumped up and shouted:
"Hurry down the mountain and get on the boat to fight."
After saying this, the generals who stayed behind in the camp hurried down the mountain and went straight to the giant boat docked by the Huaihe River.
At this time, the giant Taishan Army ship that was cruising across the Huaihe River was already in motion, and began to beat drums and cheers, heading towards the lower reaches of the Huaihe River.
By the time Xu Shang rushed onto a ship with dozens of guards, a third of the giant ship had already started moving, also heading downstream.
Until this time, the sound of drums that shook the sky suddenly sounded from the Huai River downstream.
First there was the beating of drums, and then everyone shouted in unison, vaguely listening:
"Sun Lang is here, kill the enemy!"
It turned out that just now, Xu Shang, who had been at the high point of Bagong Mountain, suddenly saw the shadow of infinite sails appearing on the water downstream of the Huai River.
The hundreds of boats almost covered the lower reaches of the Huai River, and the white canvases were connected together to form a vast expanse of white.
Xu Shang was so shocked that he didn't even bother to report Xu Huang, so he took it upon himself to order the camp to pay for the gold.
This is terrible. Regardless of whether the navy coming up from the downstream is the navy of the Xuzhou Army or the navy of Jiangdong, their retreat will be cut off immediately.
What's even worse is that the Taishan Army lacked experience in naval warfare and simply used the captured giant boats as vehicles for transporting troops, without any awareness of blocking the waterway.
Therefore, after deploying their troops to the south bank, the Pei Guo volunteers who were originally responsible for operating the boat got off the boat. After dropping the boat on the water, they went into the subsequent battle.
At this moment, the enemy navy suddenly appeared downstream. The top priority must be to stop the enemy navy. If they were allowed to come up and crash the pontoon bridge, the main force fighting on the south bank would be in danger of being annihilated.
Therefore, even Xu Shang himself was not good at water fighting, but he immediately rushed to the docked boat, tried to operate the boat, and sailed downstream.
But there were too few people who could sail a boat. This time, the Taishan Army's march south to Huainan was actually prepared in a hurry, and there was no reserve of water warfare talents at all.
Now those who can sail have sailed on, and the rest can only stay in place.
At this moment, the situation has reached its most critical moment. If you are not careful, Xu Huang on the south bank is in danger of being wiped out.
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When the golden sound sounded from Bagong Mountain behind, Xu Huang was stunned.
Although he gave Xu Shang the power to act expediently, Ming Jin's power was by no means included in this, because only the commander in an army could do this.
At this moment, Xu Shang actually dared to call for gold when the army had already invaded the outer city. How brave was he?
But Xu Huang knew his clan brother well and knew that he did not dare and would not make a mistake at this time, so there must be an extremely urgent situation.
And it was definitely not the reinforcements reported by Shi Lu, who had just been in charge of the war to the west, because Bagong Mountain could not be seen there yet.
Suddenly, Xu Huang staggered, his face turned pale, and he thought of a possibility.
Just when dozens of knights came straight from the pontoon on the Bagong Mountain side, Xu Huang had already reacted.
He ordered to the six guards around him:
"Hurry into the city and look for the Pei soldiers for me. Don't let them join me. Go straight to the boats on the Huaihe River and let them all move."
Xu Huang released all six guardsmen, which showed how anxious he was.
At this time, the knights who came from Bagong Mountain to report the military situation also rushed over and said loudly to Xu Huang:
"Commander, a large-scale naval force suddenly appeared downstream and is heading towards us at full speed. The captain has already led his troops to rush down the mountain and is preparing to board the ship to stop the enemy navy."
Xu Shang’s idea must be good, but Xu Huang still cursed:
"They are a group of northerners, why are they causing trouble? Go back and tell Xu Shang to lead his people to retreat to the north bank quickly, and then form a bow and arrow formation on the north bank to shoot at the enemy navy."
This group of soldiers took the order and ran back quickly.
At this time, many troops had already retreated from the front line, each looking puzzled. If it weren't for Xu Huang's authority in the past, there would even be anger on their faces.
They are only one step away from completely taking over Shouchun City.
Some were even ready to launch an attack on the inner city, but at this moment Jin Sheng thought that even if they were unwilling, they would have no choice but to withdraw from the city.
Without him, this is the military discipline infiltrated in the bones of the Taishan Army.
The officers and soldiers of the Taishan army who withdrew from the city gate were very frustrated and lined up to withdraw from the city. However, Gao Ao, who was mainly attacking this side, led more than ten troops on horseback and ran straight to Xu Huang's banner.
Gao Ao must have guessed that something big had happened, so he quickly asked Xu Huang:
"Commander, the enemy's reinforcements are coming?"
Xu Huang nodded heavily, looked at Shouchun City that was almost in his pocket, and sighed:
"The enemy has received two reinforcements. One is an infantry army coming from the northwest. Now it has engaged Shi Lu in Xicheng. This is still a trivial matter. What is serious is that a large number of naval forces have appeared in the lower reaches of the Huai River. Come toward us.”
Gao Aoduo didn't need to explain what happened next. He took a deep breath and realized how critical the situation was.
After thinking for a while, Gao Ao said to Xu Huang:
"Commander, for your own safety, I suggest that you first withdraw to the north bank with Dazhen, and then I will stay here to integrate the team, and then withdraw."
How could a person as proud as Xu Huang accept such a suggestion, so he shook his head categorically, and without waiting for Gao Ao to speak, he directly issued a military order:
"You should take the evacuated brothers immediately and don't stay. Evacuate to the north bank immediately, as soon as possible!"
After speaking, Xu Huang looked around at the generals present and shouted:
"Did Ding Yao withdraw?"
Before he finished speaking, Ding Yao had squeezed in from outside the crowd, with black ash still hanging on his face, and loudly replied to Xu Huang:
"Commander, the general is here!"
Xu Huang walked up to Ding Yao, hugged him, then pulled his shoulders and said solemnly:
"I have a difficult task for you, can you complete it?"
Although Ding Yao was outside just now, he heard about the current situation and of course understood what the military order was.
At this moment, the only people in the army who can control the boats are the Pei people on the Huaihe River. At this moment, the enemy navy is coming from the lower reaches. The commander shouted that he must lead his troops to stop the enemy from the water. .
But even though he understood that the enemy was outnumbered and that the situation was critical, Ding Yao still shouted loudly and powerfully:
"Commander, give the order."
Xu Huang is not a pretentious person, and he also thinks this is natural.
If you want to achieve great achievements, you must do it under such circumstances.
When he followed the king on the Northern Expedition beyond the Great Wall, he led hundreds of flying tiger troops deep into Longshan. Isn't this how he came over in critical situations?
Therefore, Xu Huang loudly ordered:
"Immediately lead Pei Guo soldiers to the Huaihe River, move the anchored boats, and snipe the enemy navy along the river to buy time for the entire army to retreat."
After Xu Huang finished speaking, he pursed his lips and said:
"Xiao Ding, the safety of the entire army rests on your shoulders. Is it possible to accomplish it?"
However, Ding Yao directly performed a military salute and said to Xu Huang: "Commander, I, the children of Pei Kingdom, will fight to the last man for the retreat of the entire army!"
Xu Huang was stunned for a moment, his hands were hanging in the air, and his chest was filled with breath, but in the end he didn't say anything, but also gave Ding Yao a military salute.
Afterwards, the generals and guards, including Gao Ao, all paid military salutes to Ding Yao.
At this time, the sun was setting in the west, and the setting sun shone golden on the faces of these Taishan generals.
Especially Ding Yao, he smiled so brightly.
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The navy that came up from the lower reaches of the Huai River was the Jiangdong navy that had received the news and came to reinforce.
The person in charge of this navy was Sun Ce, the eldest son of Sun Jian, the Lord of Jiangdong, who was known as the Little Overlord of Jiangdong.
This is not the first time Sun Ce has led troops.
In his eighteenth year, he followed his father to conquer Kuaiji. The young Sun Ce went to Zhuji first and won the entire army.
After that, he led the army alone to conquer Danyang, and in March he broke through eighteen walls in a row, and his reputation spread throughout Danyang.
Later, in Lujiang and Yuzhang, Sun Ce made many military exploits. It can be said that at his age, no one in the world can achieve such achievements like Sun Ce.
Even in Jiangdong, even in Sun Jian's shogunate, there are many people who believe that the Sun family can now have six counties in Yangzhou, and one-third of them are due to Sun Ce.
This is certainly an exaggeration. After all, Sun Ce was just a general at this time. Whether it was coordinating the overall situation or coordinating Yangzhou's power, it was his father Sun Jian who was planning and handling it.
But it can also be seen that the Sun family was convinced by Sun Ce.
Originally, both the clan and the subordinates were convinced of the young master, which would definitely be beneficial to the stability of the Sun family.
However, Sun Ce did not seem to have such a strong political thinking, and instead still positioned himself as a military general.
Sometimes Sun Jian also has a headache.
Because he is already cheating enough, but it seems that his eldest son is even more cheating than himself.
I am not pretending to be a wealthy person, nor is my son, who even killed a lot of people during the war.
Although this kind of self-importance made Sun Jian proud, he still knew that it would not work if he continued like this.
Because the reason is very simple, that is, if the Sun family wants to gain a foothold in Jiangdong, it must obtain the support of the wealthy families in Jiangdong.
Sun Jian is irreversible, but if Sun Ce, the next master of the Sun family, hates the Jiangdong nobles as much as his father did, then the Jiangdong nobles must have other ideas.
So the ideal situation is for him to be strong and tough, and then let Sun Ce be a little softer to reconcile the conflicts between the two sides.
Sun Jian and Sun Ce have spoken several times, but the little overlord seems to regard the decisive battle between the two formations as the road to success.
Instead, he said this to Sun Jian:
"In the future, my Sun family will go north to the Central Plains to support the Han Dynasty. What will happen to the Jiangdong gentry? Even the famous princes in the world will hold bridles and horses for my father and son, and even debate scriptures for my Sun family."
The eloquent words made Sun Jian speechless, and finally the matter was settled.
This time, when Sun Ce had just led the Jiangdong army north to Xuzhou with his father Sun Jian, he received a letter asking for help from Wu Jing of Shouchun. His father Sun Jian was shocked.
Sun Jian did not expect that the Taishan Army would send troops to attack Shouchun when the main force was deployed in the Surabaya area.
Shouchun is not only important for Sun Jian's defense, but also upstream of Xuzhou. Once the Taishan Army captures Shouchun, they can go south along the river and cut Xuzhou in half.
Therefore, not only was Sun Jian anxious, but Chen Deng also attached great importance to it. Not only did he support Sun Jian with a large amount of grain, he also supported a number of warships.
Because the main force of the Taishan Army was still deployed in the Surabaya area and was eyeing Pengcheng, Sun Jian could not leave, so he handed over the task of sending troops to rescue Shouchun to Sun Ce.
In this way, Sun Ce led an army of ten thousand people and three hundred large and small boats, and marched from the lower reaches to Shouchun.
At this time, the fleet had arrived near Shouchun. Whether it was the sharp golden sound from Bagong Mountain or the billowing smoke rising from Shouchun City, Sun Ce shouted thankfully.
If he were one step later, his life would be in jeopardy.
Soon, Sun Ce was assigned a combat mission.
Only two of the three hundred boats were seen. Among them, the warships with the fighting ship as the core continued to move at full speed and collided with the Taishan Navy Navy coming down the river.
Some of the troop transports began to approach the south bank. Sun Ce and his Tiance Army were the first troops to land, preparing to launch a direct attack on the Taishan Army from overland.
There is no doubt that this tactic is very bold, and even looks down upon Xu Huang and the others.
Who doesn't know that the Taishan Army is invincible in the world.
You, Jiangdong soldiers, are fine with ruling the roost on the water, but you still want to get off the ship and fight with the Taishan army in the field. How arrogant are you?
Sure enough, when Xu Huang saw the enemy navy docking and starting to drop troops, they all laughed in anger.
Among them, the cavalry general Gao Ao even said contemptuously:
"Thief Sun is on the water, and we are still helpless. Who would have thought that the enemy general is so arrogant that he wants to die on land."
After finishing speaking, Gao Ao said to Xu Huang:
"Commander, I will attack them with five hundred cavalry, and I will ensure that they are all driven into the river and fed to the fish and turtles."
Xu Huang squinted his eyes, looked at the westward sun, and shook his head:
"No hurry, let them all go ashore first."
Later, Xu Huang led more than 500 cavalry to guard here, preparing to teach these arrogant Jiangdong soldiers a profound lesson.
But at this time, drastic changes occurred on the western battlefield.
Because of the Mingjin on Bagong Mountain, the two Taishan armies that had been fighting fiercely with Zhou Yu suddenly turned into a rout.
They protected the injured Shi Lu and retreated to the Xiaohuai River. When they were about to cross the pontoon bridge, the Lujiang soldiers behind them had already come over.
So, around the pontoon, another bloody battle broke out on both sides.
However, the two Taishan armies were ultimately demoralized, outnumbered, and retreated continuously.
In this way, many Taishan troops were recorded on the shore, wailing in pain.
The wails reached Xu Huang's side, and he couldn't believe that the western battlefield, dominated by his thousands of old soldiers, would turn into a rout.
But no matter how shocked he was, Xu Huang would send troops to rescue him first.
But at this time, Xu Huang only had five hundred cavalry left, and the other infantry had been arranged to withdraw to the north bank.
Without any hesitation, Xu Huang ordered Gao Ao to lead three hundred cavalry to rescue the siege, while he stayed here with two hundred cavalry to deal with the Jiangdong soldiers who were coming ashore.
In other words, just outside Shouchun City, Xu Huang had to face the landing army of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers with only the two hundred assault cavalry in his hand.
How courageous this is!
Prancing horse and horizontal sword, I am Xu Gongming!
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