Overlord!

Chapter 150 Zhang Fei's Admiration Shakes His Faith

Less than two days after Zhang Fei's rhetoric was uttered, Cheng Lian, a fierce general of the Bingzhou line under Lu Bu's command, led more than a thousand vanguards, crossed the Huai River from Ling County, and marched towards Huaiyin.

Cheng Lian, this name will not be recognized in later generations, but in the present he is well-known as a fierce hero!

When Lu Bu was attached to Yuan Shao, he and Yuan Shao attacked Zhang Yan at Changshan.

At that time Zhang Yan had more than ten thousand elite soldiers and several thousand cavalry.Lu Bu often rode red rabbit horses, and dozens of close generals Cheng Lian, Wei Yue, etc. rode out of Zhang Yan's army, beheading them every day or three or four.After fighting for more than ten days, the Yan army was defeated.

If Lu Bu had not been defeated, but ruled the world, Cheng Lian would be Li Shimin's close generals like Yuchi Jingde, Qin Shubao, and Cheng Zhijie.

Even at present, the name of Cheng Lianjian is also well-known among the princes.

Cheng Lian is also very proud of this, very brave, never avoids the edge in every battle, and has nowhere to go.

He led the troops across the Huaihe River from Ling County, and marched towards Huaiyin with great fanfare without any scruples.

He marched so boldly that even his subordinates were a little uneasy.

His deputy Zhao Shu found Cheng Lian after investigating the surrounding terrain, and said, "Lieutenant, is it inappropriate for us to march with such fanfare? The military order given to us by the lord is to investigate Sun Ce's reality, survey the terrain of the battlefield, and set up a marching route for the vanguard of the army. We are going straight to Huaiyin like this. If we are taken advantage of by the enemy and defeated..."

Cheng Lian is now in his prime, with a bearded face, as strong as a tiger and a bear, and riding on a horse, he is extremely burly.

With a spear in his hand, he stared at all directions, and his majestic voice roared like a tiger: "Hahaha, Sun Ce is a weak child, and he is in the uncivilized land of Jiangdong. There are no people in the prefectures and counties, so he made Zhuzi the roost. My husband from the Central Plains, fought in all directions, defeated all heroes in the world, and defeated countless heroes. When he was galloping on the battlefield, his child Sun Ce was still breastfeeding in the arms of a beautiful mother! My whole life, even if Sun Ce poured all over Huaiyin, he will surely be defeated by the king. .”

The main reason why Cheng Lian dared to be so rampant was that Yuan Shu's army behaved too ridiculously generously on the Huainan battlefield.

Liu Bei, who is also a military general in the frontier, beat Yuan Shu into a mess, and the battlefield situation was called a mess.

As Yuan Shu's former general, Sun Ce, in Cheng Lian's view, his military ability will not be much stronger than Yuan Shu's other generals.

As a titan who once defeated Cao Cao and Liu Bei, Cheng Lian naturally didn't take Sun Ce seriously.

If the Huaiyin army is large in scale, he may be a little more scrupulous.

However, Huaiyin's current army is extremely limited in size, and it is impossible to even deploy the Huaihe River.Naturally, he was extremely arrogant, singing and advancing all the way.

Zhao Shu's ability is not as good as Cheng Lian's.Hearing Cheng Lian's views, he was immediately persuaded. He had fantasized about killing Jiangdong soldiers with cruelty and viciousness, crying for his father and mother, and fled in a hurry. He only hated his parents for not giving him four more legs.

The two were discussing, when a spy rode up and shouted excitedly: "Captain, Captain, I found a cave in front! It looks quite rich, and the people haven't escaped yet! I saw dogs and pigs and other animals in it, as well as women's clothes to dry!"

Cheng Lian and Zhao Shu's eyes lit up instantly!Just like a ferocious wolf.

They were expelled from Yanzhou by Cao Cao, and their supplies have been insufficient.Women are even more scarce, they have held back for so long, even seeing a sow can beat Diao Chan.

What is the purpose of fighting?Isn't it just stealing money, food and women?

Cheng Lian immediately howled excitedly: "The whole army immediately marched at full speed, rushed over and killed all the men, women, old and young, hacked to death, and all the young ones were caught and enjoyed. It was a warm-up before the battle with Sun Ce!"

The soldiers immediately shouted enthusiastically: "Long live the captain!"

"Long live the captain!"

"Long live the captain!"

It is impossible for the military discipline of Lu Bu's army to improve.He, Lu Bu, advocated looting with troops, and was expelled from Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu for looting counties and counties.

This worked well, and his troops naturally took pleasure in burning, killing and looting.

Fighting is a sideline.After all, how could fighting to the death with a group of tough men compare to the joy of looting the common people and bullying women?
Once military discipline is corrupted, there is little hope for this combat effectiveness.

When a group of them rushed towards the village frantically, they didn't realize it at all. Behind an earth embankment in the countryside, thousands of cavalry were looking at them mockingly.

This is the second time that Lu Bu's army suffered from an ambush in front of the earth embankment.

These tyrannical people fought fiercely and fought to the death. They won without knowing why, and they didn't learn from defeat.In the troubled times, just doing nothing, burning, killing and looting, destruction is also fate.

Zhang Fei followed Sun Ce, already gearing up anxiously, and said, "General Sun has thousands of cavalry under his command, and the elite armored cavalry are larger than Lu Bu's troops. If you just step over, you can crush his entire army into powder. Why are you so cautious and set up an ambush!"

Sun Ce glanced at him. Zhang Fei at this stage is obviously not worthy of the status of the 72nd General of Wumiao.Although he is a general of bears and tigers, his military use of troops is completely out of order and somewhat reckless.In short, he has more than enough bravery but not enough intelligence. He is a fierce general rather than a good general.

However, his advantage is that he is very malleable, and he can grow into a commander-in-chief who can lead tens of thousands of troops to defeat the enemy general on his own.

So Sun Ce explained to him: "There are many chapters in "Sun Tzu's Art of War", and the essence of using troops can be summed up in one sentence, that is, win first and then fight! Therefore, it is not necessary to be blindly cautious, and of course not to act recklessly. The magic of using it lies in one mind! Anyone who can win is sure to use it."

"Therefore, there are famous generals in the world. Some people go straight to the front, such as the champion Hou Jungong, who shines in history. Some people use troops only cautiously, like a copper wall and an iron wall, exhausting the enemy's energy, and then win with one blow, like Taiwei Zhou Yafu."

"If you are strong and reckless, even if there are tens of thousands of cavalry, you may be defeated by hundreds of enemy troops. Jihou's battle at Jiehe is a lesson from the past."

"Soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent. Therefore, you should make a decisive decision before the battle, and then you can use your troops."

In addition to being good at fighting and having rich military experience, Sun Ce's biggest advantage is that he has the most perfect military experience in later generations to use.

What Sun Ce said is actually Yue Fei's summary of the art of war.

Bai Han Li Yue, Zhu Xia has descended through the ages, there are only four invincible and invincible military gods in the world.

And Yue Fei is the last one, and at the same time, he is also a master of cold weapon warfare, art of war and military affairs!Since then, military warfare has entered the era of hot weapons.

This is the art of war experience summarized by famous generals and military strategists of the Central Plains through the ages who are known as the martial sages of the Xia Dynasty.

Hearing such insights from Sun Ce, Zhang Fei was so impressed!

I just felt a sudden light in front of my eyes, and my knowledge and understanding of the art of war, military and other aspects have climbed to a new level.

It can be said that he directly realized the great way of war art.

It's almost comparable to Guo Jing's martial arts from when he first entered the rivers and lakes, he was stupid and ignorant, until he met Hong Qigong, was instructed, learned the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and immediately became a top master in the world.

Zhang Fei is actually very savvy. Hearing Sun Ce's explanation, he seemed to know how to fight this battle in an instant.

It's just that no one has ever told him about this before, and no one has taught him the art of war, so he has to explore everything by himself.

To Wu Hou, who is so talented and amazingly talented, he is regarded as a heavenly man at this moment.

So much so that his firm belief in his heart was also shaken.Cracks are appearing in the once solid foundations.

He really had to be shocked by Sun Lang's talent and Sun Lang's martial arts talent.

Such a hero, Wen can establish the eternal holy words, like a master, illuminating the way of the people of the world.It is said that the sky does not give birth to a master, and eternity is like a long night.In any case, Sun Lang can be regarded as shining like a sword and shining like a star, like a Big Dipper like a star.It also shines through the ages, establishes a heart for heaven and earth, and brings peace to all generations.

Wu Ze was able to gather the great achievements of the art of war like Wu Chengwang, sweeping the world.As Jiangdong Wenwu said in high spirits, righteousness and martial arts are vigorous, and those who jump the beam will be killed even if they are strong!
When he heard Sun Lang's generous words for the first time, "Strengthen the beams and the beams unite to destroy, the young will be punished, the world will be wiped out, and only one person will be alone", Zhang Fei's shock has reached the extreme now.

It's really hard for him not to compare it to his own lord.

My lord is indeed a famous general in the world, and he is benevolent and generous. He has made great achievements in both military affairs and state governance, but he is by no means as shocking as Wu Hou, who is the best in the world.

No, it doesn't seem to be enough to describe his talent as the best in the world.

It is simply a great talent that cannot be born in the world. It seems that only one wise man who governs the country can be produced in thousands of years, and the peerless military god can only be produced once in thousands of years, but he has completely gathered his talents in one body.

Such a hero, full of anger, is no wonder Jiangdong civil and military are all high-spirited, wishing to lift their chins to the sky and look down on anyone in the world.

Because working under such a hero's command, seeing other people are completely cast in the dark, rolling in the mud of decay and darkness.How to compete with Jiangdong in the world?
Even Zhang Fei was very skeptical that his lord really had the strength to compete with Marquis Wu?

At least at this moment, Zhang Fei is full of admiration, thinking that he will never be able to compete with Marquis Wu militarily.

As for the elder brother Guan Yu...it seems to be a bit inferior.At least in terms of commanding the army and being invincible, my brother should not be as good as Wu Hou.At least when talking about martial arts in the past, my elder brother didn't understand what it means to win first and then fight.

This is simply a strategic plan, raising the essence of the art of war to a new level.

However, Zhang Fei quickly calmed down his shocked heart. If he can't achieve great success with the lord, then he will die together!

If a person walks with others because others treat him well.What's the difference between that and a dog?
I once made an oath with my lord to never give up for the rest of my life, and to contribute to the great cause together, how could I forsake it?
Zhang Fei felt a little ashamed. If his elder brother was here, he would definitely not want to seek refuge with others... right?

Zhang Fei didn't dare to think about it any longer. He didn't dare to imagine how tragic it would be if his elder brother took refuge in Cao Cao or Wuhou, and the brothers would fight each other on the battlefield in the future.

He turned to the battlefield, watched Lu Bu's army rushing towards the village frantically, and asked: "The enemy's army is chaotic and rectified, and the formation has not yet been formed. It is the iron cavalry that is galloping swiftly and trampling the enemy. When the enemy is trampled, we are already sure of victory. Can we attack later, General Sun?"

Sun Ce laughed boldly, got on his horse, lifted his long spear upside down, and ordered vigorously: "All the army line up, follow me to defeat the enemy!"

Following Sun Ce's order, thousands of cavalry turned on their horses at the same time, and their movements were neat and pleasing to the eye.

One thousand elite cavalry, the army is mighty, the Xuanjia is shining in the sun, and the Zhu Qi is in the sky.

Especially the hundreds of costumed Suzaku cavalry in the front, all of them are covered with fine heavy armor, extremely majestic, they are truly gold and iron horses!The spirit of swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger is vividly displayed!
And being able to lead such a majestic and mighty iron cavalry as a vanguard, Zhang Fei is also full of pride. With this elite cavalry, who can be in the world?
After the formation of the three armies was completed, Sun Ce shouted: "Beat the drums, march!"

The sound of majestic drums reverberated, followed by the sound of rumbling and roaring iron hooves. The sound of iron hooves became louder and louder, like dense war drums, passionate and high-pitched, gradually reaching a peak, resounding through the sky, shaking heaven and earth!
Cheng Lian's troops, who were flocking to the city with wild cheers, suffered a stroke, and some of the old soldiers were instantly pale with fright, and their legs trembled.

They came from Bingzhou, they had been fighting for a long time, and they really knew this terrifying sound all too well.This is the majestic power that can only be formed when large-scale cavalry is dispatched. The ground is shaken, and everything is invincible!

And in front of this huge iron cavalry, any infantry who did not line up were lambs to be slaughtered!Even if you kneel down and surrender, you may be trampled into powder.

Looking at the frenzied and chaotic army formation in front of him, the experienced veterans fled decisively without waiting for any orders!
It was too late to array.It is possible to surrender only after avoiding the first wave of iron cavalry trampling.

As for desperate resistance?

Are you kidding me?With so many people, does it mean that they can be stabilized if they stabilize?The army array stretches for several miles. Does it mean that it can be arranged once it is arranged?

How did the cavalry raid become one of the most terrifying tactics.

Only Cheng Lian was still yelling angrily and unwillingly: "Speed ​​formation, Jiangdong cavalry, they are nothing more than monkeys riding dogs, vulnerable to a single blow! Stabilize the formation for me!"

Looking at the soldiers fleeing in chaos, Lieutenant General Zhao Shu was terrified to the point of despair. If the enemy cavalry trampled up at this time, the entire army would be crushed to pieces, and no one would be spared!
At this time, Cheng Lian showed the courage of a brave general, and shouted at Zhao Shu: "You rectify the chaos, and I will lead the cavalry to fight and block the enemy's cavalry!"

Zhao Shu was shocked and terrified, and did not dare to speak at all.

Although there were Bingzhou iron cavalry who came from Chang'an following the princes in the army, there were only a few hundred cavalry at the beginning. After one battle after another, the number of cavalry was severely reduced. Now there are only more than [-] cavalry in the vanguard army.Leading more than twenty cavalry to attack the enemy's overwhelming cavalry, is this something ordinary people dare to do?
At this time, in the distance, Jiangdong cavalry can already be seen spreading out a continuous front in the sky, the blades of armored cavalry swords and spears reflect the cold light, and the scarlet flags are flying all over the sky.

Cheng Lian led a handful of [-] or so cavalry to rush towards the overwhelming iron cavalry, just like a mantis holding a chariot and a mayfly shaking a tree!
(End of this chapter)