Overlord!

Chapter 258 The Talents of the Military God
After Sun Ce's military order was issued, Zhuge Liang led his army to Xuyi by boat in only two days.

This is the junction between Jiangdong's army and Cao's army. To the north of Xuyi is a Zeguo. Cao's army is stationed on the bank and building a fortress.On the water, Jiangdong naval forces were crisscrossed, coming and going as they pleased.

In the past, Cao's army marched across the prefectures and counties, and Sun Ce's army marched across the rivers and rivers. There was not much fighting between the two sides.

But as Zhuge Liang arrived, this tacit understanding was immediately broken.

Zhuge Liang personally supervised the army and raised several bases of Cao's army on the bank. His righteous momentum was overwhelming and his force was unstoppable.

In just one day, they beheaded hundreds of Cao's troops and burned three or four of Cao's forts along the river. After landing at Xuyi, they marched straight in, heading straight into the mountains from north to south.

However, his aggressive march soon attracted the attention of Cao Jun.

At the beginning of Cao Cao's siege on Dongshan, he asked generals Xia Houyuan, Dian Wei and others to select elite soldiers as wandering troops to guard against reinforcements from the east of the Yangtze River.

There is no doubt that the general responsible for this defense is Cao Cao's clan general Xia Houyuan.

Although the size of Cao's army is somewhat dispersed, some are besieging the city and some are setting up camps to stabilize the defense line, there are still tens of thousands of wandering troops to resist Jiangdong's reinforcements!

However, it was impossible for Xiahou Yuan to mobilize the entire army to resist Zhuge Liang. After all, Jiangdong reinforcements arrived from all directions, and there were Jiangdong reinforcements from Guangling and Jiujiang in the east and south siege directions.

Xia Houyuan used Dian Wei to guard the eastern siege and himself guarded the northern siege. He personally led an army to confront Zhuge Liang.

The terrain in Huainan is flat and there is no danger to rely on. Cao's army can only build a siege and build a fortress to defend it. They also dig trenches and set up several layers of antlers in front of the siege to ward off the elite troops from the east of the Yangtze River.

The Jiangdong army wanted to rush to Gaoshan to help, so they had to dismount their horses and pull out their antlers to be surrounded and fight forward to meet Cao's army.

The situation Xia Houyuan faced in this battle was similar to that when Guan Yu cut off the North Road.At that time, Liu Bei and Zhou Yu besieged Cao Ren in Jiangling. They sent Guan Yu to the north to build a siege with deer antlers to block Cao Cao's reinforcements.

It's just that they are all guarding the siege. It's hard to say whether Xia Houyuan has Guan Yu's ability.

Of course, Cao Jun Xia Houyuan's situation here is urgent, and Zhuge Liang's situation here at Jiangdong Army is not easy either.

The main reason is that Zhuge Liang, the general, is too young to convince the public.

Although during the Battle of Chibi, the generals of Cao's army were acting as they wished, and many of them were discordant.Cao Cao also made Zhao Yan the commander-in-chief and protector of the seven armies of Jin, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Zhu Ling, Li Dian, Lu Zhao, and Feng Kai.

But Zhao Yan was a famous person after all. Even though he had never led an army in battle, he had pacified counties before and was quite famous.

In this era, the boundaries between civil servants and military commanders were not so clear, so they could barely convince the public.

But Zhuge Liang, the general, had never participated in any military and political affairs before. In fact, before the Northern Expedition, his only duty was to train troops in Yuancheng.

He only served as a captain, and then followed Zhang Liao to defeat more than [-] people in Yujin, and was promoted to General Lang of the garrison division in one fell swoop.

In the eyes of soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles, this is just a young boy who has experienced battle for the first time.

Maybe he is still an armchair warrior like Zhao Kuo.

In particular, the five armies under Zhuge Liang's command were all elites from Jiangdong, and all the generals in command were good generals who were good at fighting and brave enough to be the best in the world.

It would be fine if Zhuge Liang was a clan general, but he was just a son of a high official.

It was hard for everyone to believe that he was as talented as Zhou Gongjin and Lu Ziming.Could it be that Marquis Wu could really identify Jiangdong's talents when they were weak?Or are Jiangdong's talents the best in the world?

You can't just pick someone from the Marquis of Wu who is a famous general with heroic appearance and extraordinary talents, right?
What's more, even young generals like Zhou Yu and Lu Meng were killed with one sword and one spear, one battle after another.

How could anyone be like Zhuge Liang, who took command of the five armies when he first entered the battlefield?

Therefore, all the generals in Zhuge Liang's army did not respect him.

It's just that although these generals are not respectful, their temperament and performance are different.

Among them, Huang Zhong, the left commander of the Jiefan Army, was loyal, courageous, straightforward and heroic.

Xu Huang, the governor of the right department, is a man of peace, profound and good at planning.Shen Zhi is not a sinister person, Shen Zhi has a deep character and is taciturn.That is to say, the policy considerations are deep and the equipment is profound.Birds of prey refers to bravery in battle, courage in marching, and long-term display of strength in Fangwei.

Zhang Fei's character is well known to everyone. He is majestic and fierce, and has an impetuous temper. Although he respects his superiors, he does not show sympathy for his subordinates.He has a rough and rough character, with a clear sense of love and hate.

The one who has the best relationship with Zhuge Liang is naturally Huang Zhong. The two of them arrived in Jiankang by boat together.

In the midst of Huang Zhong's confusion, this young man who was still young gave Huang Zhong great encouragement, so that he became more ambitious, entered Wu with peace of mind, and finally achieved success.He was promoted to General Zhonglang in Jiangdong, and directly commanded the Jiefan Army, the most elite imperial army.

However, a personal relationship was a personal relationship. In terms of military matters, he had to be controlled by a weak young man. Huang Zhongyi felt very unhappy.It's shameful to be placed below a young man.

If Huang Zhong is like this, Xu Huang and Zhang Fei find it even more difficult to accept it!

So Xia Houyuan came with his army and set up a siege for a confrontation. The generals in Sun Ce's army immediately gathered in Zhuge Liang's camp and rebelled.

Among them, Zhang Fei had the loudest voice and asked rudely: "Cao's army has arrived, can the unknown general make a plan? But don't panic and run away all night! You said, this army should set up a plan As a deputy general, if someone is frightened and overwhelmed, I will use the deputy general to order the whole army. If Cao's army is defeated, someone will be lucky enough to get some credit."

Huang Zhong immediately spoke boldly: "Listen to what you said, do you still want to order me to wait? Why don't you urinate in order to reflect on your own virtue? There are countless defeats in Jiangdong, especially for you! Why do you want to be the commander-in-chief? How can you do it? Will you lead me to defeat the battle?"

Xu Huang's face was expressionless, but without saying a word, it was obviously an attitude.

The only sounds in the tent were that of Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong, who were shouting and cursing. They were violent and rude, as if they were going to fight before Cao Jun came over.The two of them were almost ready to lead their armies to attack each other and have a showdown.

Zhuge Liang sat behind the commander's seat and watched this scene with interest.

Zhang Fei's arrogance and boldness are beyond ordinary people's imagination.When he was angry, he picked up the commander's bugle and flag and threw it at Huang Zhong. His thick fists were clenched, and he wanted to rush forward and beat Huang Zhong to death.

This was Zhuge Liang's first time leading an army, and he seemed to be frightened. He stared at all this with wide eyes and said nothing.

The guards behind him couldn't stand it anymore and asked: "General, do you want to separate the two of us?" The guards around the commander's tent were all Zhuge Liang's soldiers. These more than [-] people were all the same as Zhuge Liang. The Jiangdong talents are not only tall, but also good at martial arts. They usually stay next to Zhaoming Palace to train in archery.

They are very aware of Zhuge Liang's talents, so as long as Zhuge Liang gives the order, they will definitely be able to swarm in and capture Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong.

But Zhuge Liang immediately shook his head and said: "No need, let the two of them argue. It saves me the time to suppress their request to fight. We will wait for Xia Houyuan to challenge."

Zhuge Liang arrived with five thousand infantry and cavalry. Of course, it was impossible for him to attack Xiahou Yuan's army rashly without knowing anything about the enemy's situation.

If the enemy army is overwhelming and Cao Jun brings in [-] troops, wouldn't he run into an enemy ambush?

Want to know why Cao Chun was unable to repel Wei Yan and relieve the siege of the prime minister?Isn't it because he only has [-] elite soldiers under his command, while Wei Yan has [-] elite infantry and cavalry?As long as Cao Chun had [-] troops, Wei Yan would not be so bold as to fight against Cao Chun every time and defeat him several times.

Therefore, in a war where the enemy is outnumbered or the outcome is uncertain, the best choice is of course to set up a fortress like Sima Yi did.

When your opponent comes to challenge you and sends tens of thousands of troops, you will naturally not go out to meet the enemy easily and will have to hold on to the fortress.

If the enemy forces are similar in size, counterattack them.

If the enemy's army is small, a large army will pursue it.However, one must be careful not to fall into the opponent's trick of luring the enemy, such as the first battle of Qingjiang where Li Jing crossed the river and defeated Xiao Xian.

Xiao Mian's general Wen Shihong led tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and Tang general Li Xiaogong led his army to challenge. He retreated in defeat and ran to the south bank in defeat.Wen Shihong led his army to pursue them and plundered them in all directions. As a result, Li Jing advanced to attack them and the bandits were defeated.Li Jing took advantage of the victory and marched into his camp.

In this battle, Li Jing wiped out tens of thousands of the most elite main force in the south.So Li Jing wiped out the entire Jiangnan in more than two months and less than three months.

If there is a general in Cao's army who is as talented as Li Jing, then even if Sun Ce faces dangerous mountains and rivers, it will be like a cold light on his back, making it difficult for him to sleep or eat well.

And this is why Sun Ce cultivated Zhuge Liang at all costs.

Bai, Han, Li, and Yue, these are the four military gods of the Central Plains. Throughout the ages, there are no famous generals more powerful than these four.

I have to admit that all the famous generals in the late Han Dynasty were not as invincible and invincible as these four men.

If there is anyone who can reach the level of these four people, Sun Ce thinks that only two people are possible, one is Zhuge Liang and the other is Lu Xun, the last governor of Soochow.

But Lu Xun had some beef with Sun Ce after all.

Therefore, the best candidate that Sun Ce can trust, train and reuse is of course Zhuge Liang.

If this Wuhou, with his great talent, had been able to lead the army from the very beginning, his achievements would have been immeasurable.

After all, he was a man of the ages who was rated as one of the Ten Philosophers of the Martial Arts Temple. However, it only took him seven short years to achieve such illustrious martial arts. It was only at the age of 47 that he began to lead the army for the first time to pacify the Southern Barbarians.Then at the age of 54, he died of illness and his star fell in Wuzhangyuan.

During this period, he not only wanted to train his troops, but also make the country rich, and also clean up the mess left by Liu Bei.After all, in the defeat of Yiling, the elite soldiers and generals of the Shu Han were almost completely wiped out.

Even if Sun Ce, who owns the south of the Huaihe River, loses [-] elite troops, he may have to recuperate for many years and be unable to make the northern expedition.

However, now that Jiangdong is full of talents, Zhuge Liang has nothing to worry about. He has a large number of elite soldiers and generals at his disposal, and a steady stream of supplies to the front line.

Therefore, he has enough energy to study the art of war and continue to practice it, thus growing into a contemporary military god comparable to Li Jing.

But now, Zhuge Liang has a calm mind and is obviously confident about this battle.

He didn't take Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong's disrespectful attitude seriously at all.After all, he has an elegant demeanor, an open mind, and is very open-minded. As long as he can defeat Cao Jun, all doubts will disappear in the face of his illustrious martial arts.

The champion was awarded the title of Hussar General at a young age, and was respected by the Han Dynasty. The reason for this was not his words, but his martial arts that topped the entire army.

Zhuge Liang watched calmly for a while, then a personal guard approached from outside the tent and handed over his hand to report: "General, Cao's army is challenging with more than [-] people outside."

Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong, who were arguing fiercely, suddenly stopped their exchange. Zhang Fei stood up and said, "Cao Jun must test the strength of our army! General, please tell me, how to deal with it? You Huang Zhong, an old man, can't do it." Tell me, how should we defeat the enemy? Don’t make it a mutual victory and slap yourself in the face!"

Huang Zhong immediately handed over his hands and said: "The enemy's troops are coming here, and they must be brave generals and sharp soldiers, showing off their troops. If I invite you to fight, you will lead your troops to defeat the enemy's army, rub the enemy's sharp edge, and defeat their victory."

Zhuge Liang stood up with a smile, and then without looking at Huang Zhong at all, he walked straight to Xu Huang, who had been silent all this time, and said: "General Xu, a loyal and dedicated country, a champion of Shen Yi, who has fought in hundreds of battles, and is as powerful as anyone. The enemy. Liang dares to ask General Xu to lead the army and defeat Cao's army."

Xu Huang was stunned for a moment, but he was taciturn and had no unnecessary expression. He stood up immediately and asked: "General, I am the general. May I ask how you should respond to defeat the enemy's army?"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Our army is brave and strong, so why do we need to show off? I will use my elite troops to attack the generals with their own troops. The general is resolute and strategic, and he is good at making decisions. He only leads his troops to counterattack and defeats the enemy!" "

What are the characteristics of Zhuge Liang's battles?
This is so stark.Compared with Cao Cao and Sima Yi, they are good at using soldiers and have many changes.

Zhuge Liang's characteristics are very similar to those of Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang, which is to refine the army, make the three armies well-trained and disciplined, and then counterattack and push back the enemy!
Therefore, no matter where Sima Yi went, he attacked people from thousands of miles away, defeated the enemy quickly and violently, and attacked from all directions.

As a result, when Zhuge Liang got here, he had to change his style, from attacking people from thousands of miles away to asking for battle from thousands of miles away.

So Zhuge Liang commented: "He has no intention of fighting, so he insists on asking for a fight to show his strength to everyone. The general is in the army, and the emperor's orders are not accepted. If you can't control me, how can you ask for a fight from thousands of miles away!"

Zhuge Liang's analysis of the military situation can be said to be thorough and thorough.

But now, Zhuge Liang is best at defeating the enemy head-on, which saves him the long training process!
He was convinced that with the elite assault cavalry he had trained, and the right wing of the Jiefan Army that had been selected and trained by brave men from all over the world.

You will definitely be able to defeat Cao Jun’s challenge in one battle!
He had already figured out the characters of the three generals, and was very sure that Xu Huang's Shen Zhi would not cause trouble in the camp.You can use Xu Huang to defeat the enemy first.

If Xu Huang alone and himself were able to defeat the enemy, Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong's troops would not only have not fired a single shot, but also failed to accomplish anything.You are still making noise in the army and disrespecting the general!

After the war, he turned back and returned to Jiankang.

Then they may have trouble sleeping and eating!After all, Wu Hou is not a weak prince, he must know the law of war!The two of them may even be worried about losing the hope of the Marquis of Wu.

Therefore, as long as Xu Huang defeats the enemy, these two generals will be eager to succeed, and the future plan can be determined.

(End of this chapter)