Overlord!

Chapter 41
The battle situation is gaining the upper hand, why the sudden withdrawal of troops.

Even if it is a trick to lure the enemy, it is impossible for the enemy to be fooled!
It was really hard for the soldiers to comprehend this abrupt military order surrounded by the banner.

Sun Ce was very indifferent, and said: "Just now Xu Kun sent scouts to report. The fierce battle lasted for a long time, and Zhang Ying has already sent partial divisions to cross the river at the hanging bridge ten miles downstream of Dangli River, and they are attacking the battlefield."

Chen Wu and the others were shocked, the fierce battle was so intense, Zhang Ying was able to hold back, and never sent a single unit into the battle.Instead, let it go around for more than ten miles and attack from the flanks.

All of you generals are battle-tested, and you know all too well the horrors that can result if a large army succeeds in flanking you.

Chen Wu asked anxiously: "Then Xu Sima's army may collapse at any time? Once Xu Sima's army collapses and the soldiers flee all over the mountains, the army may be swept away."

Sun Ce smiled lightly and waved his hands: "You underestimate Xu Sima too much. He is the most valiant and capable general under my command. He will be the first to attack and the rear to retreat. He will definitely bring the army back smoothly. Watch the wind crash."

Chen Wu was relieved when he heard the words, and turned his head to look at the enemy soldiers with banners and flags on the bridge, their morale boosted, and cursed: "It's only a little bit to destroy the morale of the enemy army, and it makes Zhang Ying terrified. This guy is really good!" transport!"

Sun Ce also looked at the bridge deck, and praised: "It's not all good luck. Winning with more is the right way of war. Zhang Ying can be regarded as a general. Let's go, the so-called cavalry general, if you retreat, you will retreat. You lead your troops to threaten the enemy's soldiers and cover the retreat of the army."

Yang Xiao held the spear tightly, with an expression of anger and unwillingness: "The enemy army I must kill is too timid to look directly at our banner."

Xian Yulie pulled him hard, and scolded: "What are you yelling at? The general looked at you just now, the disappointment is not concealed!"

The iron cavalry broke away from the army and walked in the opposite direction, but Yang Xiao still couldn't figure it out. He hurriedly went to Xian Yulie's side and asked, "Wait, wait for me. Why don't I understand why the general is suddenly disappointed in me?" gone?"

The generals and schools in the army also have goodwill and close friends with each other.For example, Han Dang and Huang Gai have a good relationship, and Jiang Qin and Yuan Xiong are congenial.

On the other hand, Yang Xiao and Xian Yulie have a close relationship. The two of them have carried guns together, prostituted and prostituted together, and fought back to back on the battlefield several times.

So Xian Yulie scolded directly: "Take it as if you are still farming, and don't turn your head! The general has explained the art of war to you for so many days, have you learned it in the stomach of a dog? The Lord must not be angry, and the army will not be allowed." Get angry and fight, have you learned?"

Yang Xiao's neck was flushed red, his steel teeth creaked, and in the end he vented his anger in annoyance, listening to Xian Yulie's continued scolding: "You don't even open your dog's eyes to see what kind of mentality the general has, what kind of bearing he is. This matter is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface. Can you learn! Plan before you act. Don’t know how to kill and kill all day long, I am ashamed to be with you!"

"Make plans before moving!" Yang Xiao's depression dissipated immediately, his eyes widened, and he asked excitedly, "You mean the general has other plans! What is it?"

"Don't ask me! I want to know that I can also lead the three armies. As for being a team leader like you?"

But no matter what the coach's plan is, the soldiers must rely on long spears and halberds to fight for their lives on the battlefield.

Chen Wu was ordered to lead his troops to the rear, so he didn't have time to think about the changes on the battlefield, so he could only implement it firmly and shouted: "The whole army is in formation, ready to attack."

More than 40 Xuanjia cavalry immediately spread out from the marching column to the left and right wings, and instantly transformed into a sharp arrow array with Chen Wu as the sharpest. Mighty, hooves roar.

Zhang Ying's troops, who had just surged onto the bridge, were unable to expand their formation, they were densely crowded together, and faced the overwhelming cavalry in an instant, they were in a mess.

The Xuanjia cavalry charged violently, and the sharp spears of the cavalry pierced through the chaotic formation in an instant.The heavy cavalry who have dominated the cold weapon battlefield for thousands of years finally showed their edge at this moment.

The dense formation of hundreds of people was directly crushed by the cavalry, more than a dozen soldiers were pierced by long spears, and more than [-] soldiers were crushed to pieces. The rest of the soldiers completely collapsed in this terrifying impact and crazily retreated. flee.

The heavy armored cavalry brandished their long spears vigorously, venting their anger to their heart's content. The rebels killed and injured nearly a hundred people in an instant.

There is no doubt that they will die if they stay where they are, and the desperate disciples have to take the initiative to throw themselves into the river in order to get a chance to survive.

Zhang Ying walked up to the bridge in person, commanded the battle, and yelled at his soldiers: "Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! Scatter these enemy cavalry! The soldiers went over one by one, and immediately separated into formation at the bridge head, let them rush over. It’s not worth the loss!”

Naturally, Chen Wu wouldn't charge forward with the arrows in his head just to kill five disciples and slow down the enemy's assault speed, he had already completed the important task of the rear.

More than forty heavy cavalry lined up dozens of steps away from the bridgehead, which was a great deterrent to the pawns. They had to come one by one, line up cautiously, and advance step by step.

It wasn't until another army that successfully crossed the river across the bridge quickly moved over that Chen Wu led the cavalry to retreat.

Standing in line without fighting, the precious Xuanjia cavalry will never easily attack the neatly formed phalanx of enemy soldiers.

Regardless of whether they can win or not, each elite cavalry is a warrior carefully selected by the entire army. They are over seven feet seven inches tall, use the best armor and equipment, and eat the most sumptuous meals.

Sun Ce spent a lot of money to build the elite. If any general commanded this cavalry to attack the pawn phalanx head-on, even if he killed the enemy several times more than himself, Sun Ce could screw his head off.

However, Zhang Ying's troops evaded Sun Ce's iron cavalry and immediately began to pursue them.Because Jiang Qin's troops who were attacking the city, it was very inconvenient to retreat from the high slope dirt road, and the formation was completely messed up.

Standing in front of the entire army, Zhang Ying encouraged the soldiers: "The enemy's army occupies a favorable position, but they can't stop our army. Now that the army is defeated and fled in all directions, it is time for our army to kill the enemy. All the soldiers will fight hard and let the enemy The army is terrified, and dare not look north again!"

The retreat of Jiang Qin's troops was completely fake.

The army had been besieging the city for a long time, and their vigor had already stopped. Suddenly, they encountered enemy reinforcements raiding from the flanks, and their defeat was almost irreversible.

Seeing the panic of the enemy army, the soldiers under Zhang Ying became more and more excited, and chased and killed them violently.

Even ordinary pawns know that this battle must not just be satisfied with defending the fort.If you can't cause tragic damage to the enemy, with the current meager damage to the enemy, the enemy can make a comeback at any time.

But next time, if the army wants to seize the bridge again, it may not be so easy.The enemy who must be killed is terrified and no longer dares to confront his own side.

At this moment, Sun Ce was standing on a hillside ten miles behind, with his hands behind his back, behind him was a forest of iron armor, and banners were flying.

Looking at the soldiers on both sides running wildly all over the mountains, Sun Ce calmly said to the general behind him: "You must also learn from Zhang Yingzhi's mistakes. The so-called geographical advantages are far more than simply seizing a terrain. Therefore, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" states that the enemy In the future, if you take what you love first, then you will listen."

That is to say, if there are many enemy troops attacking in an orderly manner, and the vital points of the enemy are seized first, the enemy will be forced to be at the mercy of others.

And as Sun Ce's words fell, the enemy army fell into a situation of being at the mercy of others, as Sun Ce said.

The sound of majestic drums suddenly sounded behind the enemy troops all over the mountains and plains. Thousands of ambush soldiers of the navy suddenly rushed out, and the chaotic soldiers under Zhang Ying were suddenly shocked.

At this moment, the rumble of war drums began to be heard from all directions on the battlefield, and the crossbowmen who had been waiting for a long time suddenly fired their arrows, catching them by surprise!

Countless soldiers were so astonished that they couldn't believe it. Isn't the enemy army exhausted?
Where did this crossbowman come from? Could it be that the enemy army has a large army ambushing them?

But before they could figure it out, ambushes were everywhere, banners were fluttering, and iron cavalry and disciples launched a fierce attack on the pursuers all over the mountains and plains.

Under this kind of chaos, the enemy army could not judge the number of ambushes at all, and only felt that they were surrounded by groups.Especially violent and sudden cavalry, destroying the dead.The flags kept flying in all directions behind the pursuers, which made the soldiers even more flustered.

Jiang Qin walked in front of Sun Ce's banner with a look of embarrassment, and complained, "General, why didn't you say anything about this trick to lure the enemy? My throat was full of smoke when I ran."

Sun Ce said with a smile: "Battle after battle, the art of war is constant, and the use of it is ingenious. It's just a matter of improvisation. When the battle was in turmoil, the navy came ashore with heavy supplies and arrows. Zhang Ying didn't check the location and rashly Pursue, I set up an ambush because of the plan."

Jiang Qin wiped the blood and sweat off his face, and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, enjoy yourself! Enjoy! If Zhang Ying hadn't pretended to be smart, she would have lost so badly by showing off her military skills. Fighting with him at the bridgehead, it would be difficult to win or lose. But his army chased him, and it seemed that he had escaped from the dangerous place and had a smooth journey, but he ruined the entire army."

As Jiang Qin said, Zhang Ying's army was ambushed and the whole army was broken up, and it was impossible to organize a continuous defense with manpower.The battle quickly changed from their chasing and killing Jiang Qin to Sun Ce's army chasing and killing them.Thousands of people were completely defeated, and their corpses lay for more than ten miles.Beside Dangli River, thousands of people fell into the river and died.

At dusk, Ling Cao walked up to Sun Ce with a blood-stained head, and said boldly, "General, Zhang Ying has conferred the head. Our army has beheaded thousands of heads and harvested nearly a hundred horses. There are tens of thousands of armors."

Sun Ce's eyes lit up: "There are so many weapons and armor in Zhang Ying's camp?"

"It may be because there are many iron officials and apprentices in the camp. There are thousands of people, all of whom are casting gold and iron."

Cast gold and iron!It dawned on Sun Ce that the blacksmiths in Zhang Yingying might be continuously casting iron ingots to increase the number of iron cables in Hengjiang.

Sure enough, not long after Ling Cao finished his report, Jiang Qin also rode over excitedly and reported to Sun Cehui: "General, more than a hundred defenders of the fort have surrendered to our army. Pull out the next one, and each ring on it weighs [-] to [-] catties. The five Hengjiang iron cables are estimated to weigh more than [-] catties."

No wonder Jiang Qin was so excited.

More than 2000 catties of fine gold and iron, if melted smoothly, can be made into more than [-] sets of Xuanjia based on a set of [-] catties.

Even the armored cavalry that Sun Ce has been looking forward to can be formed.Equipped with armor and riding equipment, soldiers and horses were covered with black armor and horse armor respectively.The impact power of the cavalry will be further improved!

Then Sun Ce led his army into the camp at Danglikou.

The camp has been taken over by Jiang Qin's troops. Jiang Qin is not fond of money and can save money to help soldiers, so Sun Ce is very relieved and handed over the post-war material inventory to him.

Even Sun Ce considered that before Jiangdong established a horse administration, the war horses would be handed over to him for supervision.

After all, Ma Zheng is the department most prone to corruption, and Sun Ce is very relieved that Jiang Qin is in charge.

Not long after Sun Ce entered the camp, the inventory of the seized materials was completed. Jiang Qin excitedly took the books and introduced to Sun Ce: "General, my military officials reported that there are more than [-] grains in the camp, and more than [-] bunches of grass. .There are more than two hundred pack horses and cattle!"

Sun Ce smiled and said to Jiang Qin: "That's right. It seems that the study during this period of time has been quite effective, and I can already read it to the text. Then, I will give you another important task, which is related to the most important combat power of the entire army. .”

Important task.

Hearing this, Jiang Qin's eyes lit up immediately.

He doesn't love money, and his interests and ambitions are naturally in other areas.

He is a native of Jiujiang, and instead of joining Yuan Shu, he joins the humble Sun Ce, all because of Sun Ce's heroic spirit. Only by following this kind of hero can he make contributions and save times and difficulties.

Being able to take on important tasks, he was naturally high-spirited and ambitious, and immediately surrendered: "Please show me the general, and I will live up to the general's entrustment."

Sun Ce said with a smile: "The great government of the country lies in the army, and the great government of the army lies in the horse. The horse almost affects half of an army's combat power. I entrust half of the country in my general to you. After you return to Niuzhu Camp, you go and count all the troops. How many war horses, pack horses, cattle and sheep does the army have.

"Ah?" Jiang Qin wailed: "What important task do I take? Isn't this just a horse breeder? General, I want to fight, not raise horses."

"The nature of husband and education has been exposed again!" Sun Ce encouraged with a smile: "One of the nine officials is in charge of the country's horse affairs. You have to do this job well. In the future, you will be one of the most powerful people under my command." one."

Jiang Qin resisted: "But, General, I still want to fight..."

"No, but! This matter is settled like this. Either you recommend a talented person to replace you, or you take on several roles, and manage the army and horse management in an orderly manner."

Sun Ce laughed and said, "You are not alone. When I return to Niuzhu camp, I will let Xu Yi accompany you. He will gather all the blacksmiths to manage and make armors for the whole army. You two should communicate more. Create a batch of horse armor."

The era of horse armor has long existed. Yuan Shao took out three hundred horse armor in the battle of Guandu, but Cao Cao could not have ten.

They mainly suffered from the long-term war in the north and the lack of stability to develop production.Both Yuan Shao's hometown Yecheng and Cao Cao's Yanzhou were stolen, and the loss of strength was too great, especially for Cao Cao, who couldn't afford to eat, let alone build equipment.

Sun Ce developed in the south, whether it is building Jiankang in Danyang or managing the Suhu Plain in Wujun, he is not threatened. He has plenty of time to build horse armor, and it is absolutely impossible to build a southern armored cavalry force similar to tiger-spotted cavalry. Down.

So after a short rest, Sun Ce led his army back to Niuzhu camp, preparing to rectify the army and attack Moling.

(End of this chapter)