Overlord!

Chapter 174 Reloading Lujiang Upper Armor
Just as Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Sun Ce were all launching their offensive, Ji Ling was also restless in the camp.

Both he and Liu Kai, the governor of the right army, were worried and heavy-hearted.

Liu Kai is the younger brother of Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang. He and Liu Xun both served under Yuan Shu's command, and they can be regarded as direct descendants of Yuan Shu in an absolute sense.

His elder brother Liu Xun governed the county for Yuan Shu, and it was a big county like Lujiang.On the other hand, Yuan Shu commanded elite soldiers, and fought in both the south and the north.

The most elite 5000 members of Ji Ling's troops were in Liu Xie's camp. There were not only a thousand pairs of armor in the camp, but also more than [-] horses.

It's just that now, Liu Kai can't feel at ease at all, he knows all too well what is going on with the trilogy under his command.

Soldiers secretly sold knives and armour, in order to relieve the famine and raise their wives.

As the elite thousand-armored Lujiang upper armor, these soldiers are unflappable in nature, resolute in spirit, conceal disasters, regard death as home, and fight with deceit, so they are expected by everyone. Everyone is issued a divination halberd, a Ring head sword, a set of pot collar armor and a pair of strong crossbows, thirty crossbow arrows.

As a powerful army under Yuan Shu's command, this is the same elite lineage as Lu Bu's camp and Wudang Flying Army of the Shu Han. They are expected to be able to break through the enemy's formation and open up gaps under any circumstances.

But up to now, among the thousands of armors on the Lujiang River, those who still have a long halberd and a set of armor are considered pillars.The soldiers first sold all their knives one after another, and then began to sell crossbows and arrows.

But they didn't sell the armor.

And the reason is very simple, the armor is usually placed in the arsenal, and is in charge of a special official.

More than 200 sets were sold by Liu Kai and the small officials, and then they were exchanged for [-] sets of two-tier armors for the soldiers on the grounds that they were of poor quality and damaged.

This was originally a dirty and corrupt matter, but now it has become a blessing to prevent a large number of soldiers from being frozen to death.Soldiers who sold their weapons and bows and crossbows still had at least one decent piece of clothing on their bodies, so they didn't freeze to death.

Therefore, Ji Ling praised Liu Xie greatly, thinking that he was able to command the troops well, and he was cited as a confidant, and all the defense points in the camp were handed over to Liu Xie.

But Liu Kai didn't have Ji Ling's confidence. He was in a state of panic all day long, fearing that the rebellious general Sun Ce would directly attack him.

Of course, this is nothing to be ashamed of.

In fact, no one in the army is not afraid of Sun Ce.

When he was just a small lieutenant, he dared to rush into Yuan Shu's barracks to arrest defectors, but Yuan Shu, as General Zuo, didn't reprimand him, but instead said: "Soldiers are so rebellious, let's treat them together."

From then on, among the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Yuan's army, from Zhang Xun, Liu Xun, and Ji Ling to ordinary soldiers, none of them did not respect Sun Ce.

But now Sun Ce has swept across the Quartet, and has been named the famous Han Dynasty's famous rebellious general, with full power to control the southeast military.

Who is not afraid of him leading the army?
You must know that General Pingdong and Pingtao Hou Lu Bu, who are so powerful in the world, have been defeated by Sun Ce in Huaiyou in the first battle.

It was at the time when the power was shaking Huainan, and the soldiers of the army did not dare to resist when they heard of Sun Ce's name.

Liu Kai had no choice but to tell Ji Ling what he had repeatedly talked about in recent days: "General Ji, as a general, should make a long-term plan for the entire army. How can he stick to military orders? They don't know, the difference in orders is absurd. The general should follow the example of Zhou Yafu and judge the military situation arbitrarily to determine the victory or defeat."

Ji Ling walked anxiously in the handsome tent, can this be the same?Zhou Yafu acted arbitrarily, and he was able to win battles, so the kings and princes rewarded him generously, regardless of his disobedience to the emperor's orders.What if Zhou Yafu doesn't win?The emperor was the first to behead him and punish his three clans.

If I disobey the rear general's order and lead the troops to withdraw from the front line, I am afraid that the end will be tragic when I return to Shouchun.

At that time, the crime of fearing Sun Ce like a tiger will definitely be unavoidable.

Although the whole army is afraid of Sun Ce, at least the others can pretend, and even pretend to be timid in their hearts while accusing him of Ji Ling's cowardice.

This kind of thing, from Yuan Shu down, everyone has the same virtue.

Yuan Juna also saw Cao Cao leading the army to attack him, so he was able to immediately abandon the army and recover Shouchun's unbearable existence from Yuzhou. Only the generals were left to defend at the front line, and Cao Cao chopped off their heads one by one.

But although Yuan Shu was timid to fight, he still had the courage to ask his generals to fight to the death.

Both Ji Ling and Liu Kai wrote to Yuan Shu requesting to withdraw their troops, but Yuan Shu strongly refused, demanding that Ji Ling must defeat Liu Bei.

Maybe Yuan Shu also knew that Ji Ling couldn't beat Sun Ce, so he directly chose to ignore Sun Ce's existence, and there was no way to deal with Sun Ce in his reply.

It seems that if he deliberately ignored this person, Sun Ce would no longer exist on the front line.Anyway, Ji Ling was asked to defeat Liu Bei.As for how Sun Ce should respond, as long as I don't mention it, I can pretend that he doesn't exist.

This is just asking, regardless of conditions.

Meeting a boss like Yuan Shu, Ji Ling was also very desperate.He could only curse bitterly: "Little Sun Ce, you have betrayed the Lord and betrayed you, you have no sense of shame, and you even took the initiative to make enemies with us. You are such a shameless villain, you should be punished on the day!"

But he could only curse secretly, he dared not tell the whole army about such things.

Even Yuan Shu didn't dare to speak out loudly. From Yuan Shu down, it seemed that he ignored the self-reliance of the Jiangdong feudal town, and ignored the break between Sun Ce and Yuan Shu.

From the beginning to the end, even after Yuan Shu's death, none of the civil and military officials of the Huainan clan publicly scolded Sun Ce.

The main reason for this is that there is no way to promote it!If you scold Sun Ce, it will shake the foundation of Huainan and make the soldiers doubt.

After all, Sun Ce broke with Yuan Shu because he opposed Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor. This is the righteousness of the world.He, Sun Ce, was a rebellious general officially appointed by the imperial court, and he was not a subordinate official or trilogy recruited by Yuan Shu himself.

Sun Ce broke with Yuan Shu because of his opposition to proclaiming himself emperor, which can be said to be righteous.

On the contrary, Yuan Shu, as a general and courtier of the Han family, presumptuously proclaimed himself emperor, which greatly disappointed the people.

Ordinary soldiers couldn't see too much, but once they learned that even the most outstanding general under Yuan Shu's command broke up because of Yuan Shu's proclaiming the emperor, they would think about whether it was right for their lord to proclaim the emperor.

Even most of the generals will be confused, such as Liu Kai, who now speaks in a panic and asks: "My lord, I don't know what to think, I insist on proclaiming emperor! Now there is Lu Bu in the north, Sun Ce in the south, and Liu Bei in the east. , there is Liu Biao in the west, and the even more terrifying Cao Cao. We have never won a big victory against these princes. If proclaiming the emperor attracts these princes to attack, how can we resist."

He Liu Kai may not be afraid of Lu Bu and Liu Bei, but his fear of Sun Ce and Cao Cao must be deep in his bones.

Ji Ling said angrily: "What's the use of thinking about this? It's a pragmatic way to think about how to survive the present. The world is very cold, and two out of ten soldiers in the camp have frostbite! The camp must be strictly guarded to prevent it from being taken advantage of by the enemy. .Your troops need to shoulder important responsibilities."

Still let me take on heavy responsibilities?
Liu Kai was furious, his subordinates were already full of complaints, and even if he defended the camp against the severe cold and ice, he was afraid of causing the camp to roar and die in the rebellion himself.

But before Liu Kai had time to complain, his personal guards suddenly broke open the camp, broke in and shouted in horror: "General, general, something is wrong. The front camp was attacked, a fire was ignited, and it was in chaos. Wu Guangling Send envoys to come and urgently ask for help."

"What? The front camp was attacked?" Ji Ling immediately opened the tent, and the cold wind that hit his face cut his hands like knives.

What made his body stiff and cold even more was the direction of the front battalion, where the flames were soaring into the sky and the black mist filled the air!

With such a big fire, the front battalion will definitely be in chaos, and the front battalion alone may not be able to hold it at all.

Ji Ling immediately shouted: "Soldiers in the assembly camp, follow me to rescue immediately!"

"Wait a minute!" Liu Kai immediately stopped Ji Ling's guard and said, "General Ji, don't be reckless. The fire started too fast, it's very strange. Could it be that Wu Guangling couldn't resist even a little? According to my knowledge You know, Sun Ce only led a thousand horses to support. The main force to attack the battalion must be General Xuzhou. And general Xuzhou, when did the combat power become so outstanding?"

Ji Ling was taken aback for a moment, and then his face changed angrily: "He, Wu Jingyi, has betrayed? I knew that these Sun family songs are unreliable!"

Liu Kai didn't dare to make a definite conclusion, otherwise if Wu Jing did not rebel in the future, he would be slandering his colleagues, so he said: "It is not appropriate to jump to conclusions. I think it is safe to send scouts to investigate."

Ji Ling also hesitated. If Wu Jing hadn't rebelled, his delay would be too late to save him!
Seeing this, Liu Kai whispered next to Ji Ling: "General Ji, why hesitate? If Wu Jing has already rebelled, and deliberately cooperates with the outside world to lure me to send troops, this move can prevent the army from being ambushed by the enemy. Even if Wu Jing did not rebel...General Ji Isn't there a lack of an excuse to retreat?"

Ji Ling's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded heavily.At that time, if he retreats by himself, he can put all the responsibility on Wu Jing.The five routes attacked Liu, and it was precisely because Wu Jing's troops were defeated that the other routes had to withdraw their troops.

"Then don't rush to assemble the whole army, and immediately send scouts to the front camp to investigate the situation." Ji Ling smiled sadly and issued the military order, let the Sun family members kill each other!Regardless of Wu Jing's life or death, it is a good thing for him.

When he died, he just stopped fighting, so he didn't have to take Guangling anymore.It's better to leave it to others to fight against Sun Ce.

Compared with the treacherous and treacherous waves here in Ji Ling, Guan Yu's troops who are attacking the front battalion are much more vigorous and fruitful.

Even its fierceness and bravery shocked Sun Ce, Jiang Qin and others who were watching the battle.

Guan Yu personally put on a strong and sharp head, commanded the three armies, and stormed the front battalion of Commander Wu Jing.

In the severe cold, the bowstrings of soldiers were frozen and it was difficult to draw them.

Therefore, Guan Yu did not shy away from the sharp edge, and personally took the lead in attacking the front gate of the camp.

More than [-] generals of the Yuan Army charged forward with their spears straight. Guan Yu, with his spears and heavy armor, yelled to be the first to enter. Fight with one against ten, the enemy is invincible!
With only one violent assault, Xuzhou soldiers, led by Guan Yu, broke through the gate of Yuan Jun's camp.

The densely packed Xuzhou elite filed in from under the gate.

Guan Yu is extremely brave, wherever he fights, he gallops left and right, invincible in everything he can do, he is truly the enemy of ten thousand people!
Jiang Qin watched Guan Yu fight himself to the death, attacking everything, and invincible the enemy wherever the front of the army came. He asked in shock: "General, how can the army stop such a fierce general?"

Sun Ce also looked at the camp. All the phalanxes that Yuan Jun tried to resist were defeated by Guan Yu, and the camp was completely defeated.

No wonder he was able to shock China and defeat the enemy's Seventh Army.

The key is that Guan Yu is not only brave alone, but he is compassionate to the soldiers, and his military spirit is like a rainbow. In this battle, all the armies are fighting hard, and there is no way forward!
Guan Yu even led his personal guards to rush into the camp, grabbed Wu Jing's banner and danced. The soldiers of the three armies were all motivated and fought forward bravely.

However, Yuan Jun's soldiers were exhausted, their bodies were frostbitten, and they couldn't even hold their spears. They couldn't stop the morale of Xuzhou soldiers.

After only half an hour of fierce fighting, Yuan Jun could no longer hold back, and the camp of nearly 5000 people was already crumbling.

Sun Ce resolutely raised his long spear and ordered: "The whole army will follow me to charge into the formation, break through the enemy's camp, and insert behind the enemy's army."

Sun Ce gave an order, and thousands of cavalry immediately rode their horses and moved. The red robes and black armour, in the morning light, illuminated the sun and the moon.

When Yuan Jun soldiers guarding the camp saw the iron cavalry flying like a frenzy, their morale collapsed instantly.

"Sun Lang! It's Sun Lang's cavalry!"

"Sun Lang is also here, don't struggle needlessly, death will be in vain, run away quickly."

"Run away, why should we resist Sun Lang's iron cavalry? Don't die in vain!"

The chaotic Yuan camp could no longer hold back, so Wu Jing had no choice but to lead more than ten cavalry to break through.

Sun Ce glanced at the direction of Wu Jing's breakout, and immediately ordered: "All officers and men, follow me into the enemy's rear and cut off the enemy's retreat!"

Thousands of iron cavalry immediately sounded drums and horns, and followed Sun Ce to break through the enemy's formation, stand out from the camp, and march toward the southwest at a rapid pace, chasing and killing the rout for more than [-] miles. count.

At this time, the onslaught of tens of thousands of troops in Xuzhou was still not over. Li Feng, the governor of the left army under Ji Ling, led his troops to gallop to rescue the front camp, but was ambushed by Liu Bei. Liu Bei charged into the battle himself and led the army to attack.

The more than [-] men under Li Feng's command were caught off guard during the march and were cut off by Liu Bei's army before they had time to line up. They were defeated and returned home.

Thousands of people were beheaded on the spot, and the rest of the troops were defeated.

Liu Bei's troops continued to attack the left side of the enemy army, completely smashing the enemy army, and beheaded Li Feng in the camp.

At this time, Ji Ling and Liu Kai were sure that this battle was not a trial by the enemy, but came with all their strength, intending to completely defeat them in the first battle.

But at this time, it was too late for them to react. Yuan Jun's front battalion was completely smashed, causing countless casualties, and the Zuo battalion and others disarmed and surrendered.

Liu Bei and Guan Yu gathered their main forces to surround Hongze.

Ji Ling hurriedly assembled the whole army, and defended himself against the lake.

But with an army of more than [-], there are only a few more than [-] troops that can be assembled at this time.

Regardless of its military spirit, equipment, military supplies, and even the number of people, it is not as good as the Sun Liu coalition army.

In the afternoon, Sun Ce, Liu Bei, and Guan Yu concentrated their forces and besieged Ji Ling on the banks of Hongze from three sides!

(End of this chapter)