Three Kingdoms: Stealing the Tiger Talisman and forcing Yuan Shao to become a monk

Chapter 335 Xuzhou Armor Shocks Jingnan
The [-] Jingzhou troops had enough to eat before they broke through the siege, and each had half a bucket of millet rice, a bowl of wine, and two fish—this is not true, it was just Yuan Tan's speculation, but according to Li Dianlejin's scout report, it should be worse. Not much.

In short, the night before leaving to break through, General Zhang Yunsan rewarded the three armies, distributed the remaining food and fodder in Yanyue City, distributed the rewards to all the troops, and burned those that could not be taken away.

The morale of the [-] army was high and full of energy, and they rushed out of Yanyue City and headed straight for Jingbei.

Of course they won't really go to Jiangxia City, the three of them will be very clear, not the situation, but their own abilities.

Now they can't lead an army of [-], but that's because they haven't encountered Jiangdong's army.

If there was a head-to-head fight, Zhang Yun felt that his army would not be able to last for a quarter of an hour.

It's not that the strength of the Jingzhou army is too weak, but that the generals have never been honed in battle, except for Zhang Yun, who was Liu Biao's nephew in his early years, and went to the battlefield several times during the Zong Rebellion.

The remaining Cai Zhong and Cai Hena are both Zhao Kuo, worse than Zhao Kuo!

At least Zhao Kuo can talk on paper.

So they immediately made a decisive and wise decision. After abandoning Yanyue City, they headed north along the official road.

Then he bumped into Sun Ce's department who was cruising around Yanyue City and Jiangxia.

Fifteen hundred iron cavalry, fully armed and equipped with the most elite armor among the various princes of this era, led by Sun Ce, one of the top generals of this era, began to charge in the formation of arrows.

In just a short stick of incense, the Jingzhou army's formation was pierced. The general Cai He was beheaded on the spot. Cai Zhong abandoned the army and fled on the horse. Unfortunately, he was captured by Sun Ce's general Chen Wu before he ran far. He was taken back to Yanyue City and asked to be executed.

Among the three generals, the only one who survived was Liu Biao's nephew Zhang Yun, for no other reason than because he at least stabilized the formation.

In other words, a part of the formation was stabilized.

No matter how elite the [-] cavalry were, their numerical disadvantage could not be changed.

Facing the defeated army all over the mountains and plains, even if Sun Ce intends to arrest them, he can only hope and sigh.

Zhang Yun saved his life from this, gathered the defeated army and fled to Changsha, and was able to return to Xiangyang under the support of Liu Pan, Liu Biao's nephew who was in Changsha at the time, and reported the military situation.

Yanyue City fell, and only [-] of the [-] troops retreated overnight, and the rest were either buried in the battlefield or disappeared.

As for the Sun Ce cavalry team equipped with Xuzhou armor, the overall casualties are likely to be no more than 100 people, and this also includes the unlucky one who charged too hard on the battlefield and caused the horse to stumble and be thrown off the horse and unfortunately died.

Jingzhou was shaken by this.

But Kuai Yue, who had said by himself before that Xuzhou Kai didn't need to pay attention at all, just felt as if he had been slapped heavily in the face, and his face turned livid after a few days.

I personally went to Jingzhou Mufu to ask for orders, and went to Xuzhou as an envoy to buy Xuzhou armor.

If it was just a big defeat in a field battle, Jingzhou might not be so eager. After all, no matter how strong Sun Ce's army is, it is just a cavalry guerrilla.

There is not much else about Jingzhou, except that it has many hills, rivers and fortified cities.

As long as the three idiots like Zhang Yun did not go out to fight in the city, Sun Ce could only stare under the city wall.

But Jingzhou reacted very quickly, almost two days after Zhang Yun arrived in Xiangyang City, he immediately sent an envoy to send a letter to Yuan Tan first.

There is only one reason why Liu Biao was forced to make such a low profile, and even Kuai Yue went on an envoy immediately regardless of face.

Basically, it was carried out at the same time as the assault battle outside Yanyue City.

Under the city of Jiangxia, Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong, selected 500 Jiangdong elites, all wearing Xuzhou armor, equipped with iron knives and heavy axes, led by Zhou Tai, climbed up the ladder, and fought bloody for three hours. , Liu Yu.

As a result, the east gate of Jiangxia was captured in one fell swoop, and Jiangxia's important town, which was indestructible in the eyes of everyone in Jingzhou, was thus lost.

As for five hundred sharp fighters, only a hundred or so died in battle.

Wei Yan and Gan Ning fought to the death to save Huang Zu, escaped from Jiangxia, and reported to Liu Biao urgently after entering Jiangling City.

Among them, it is said that the sharpness of Xuzhou's armor is hard to resist, and it is difficult for swords to penetrate. Only by piercing the gap between the armor blades with a spear can the soldiers in it be injured.

Or use a long hammer and a giant stick to slam it with force to hurt his life.

"Ordinary soldiers are hard to resist. After three hours of bloody battles, their armor is covered with blood, like gods and demons. It is difficult to gather the army's hearts. The soldiers are terrified and have to abandon the city."

Regardless of whether Huang Zu's description of Jiangdong's selection of forward troops in this report is exaggerated or not, whether it is written in order to shirk his responsibility for losing Jiangxia.

However, Jiangxia and Yanyue, the two important towns in Jingnan, lost their defense in just three days, and the entire Xiakou area was invaded by Jiangdong.

This iron-like fact was placed in front of everyone in Jingzhou, and they could no longer hesitate and entangle.

"There are cavalry in Jiangdong?"

Compared with the tyranny of Xuzhou Kai in the report, Yuan Tan's focus is much more deviated in the eyes of the ministers.

However, Yuan Tan can't be blamed for being distracted. After all, he has a system in hand, and he knew the situation of the Jingzhou battle earlier than everyone present.

The day before yesterday, he was still wondering why there were so many shock points from Jingzhou all of a sudden.

It's just that the specific circumstances of the war are not clear.

Li Dian and Le Jin were a little dazed by Yuan Tan's question, and it took a while to react, and they immediately cupped their hands and said:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for this news. The two of us did not order to investigate. However, according to the report from the spies, Jiangdong was paying a lot of money to buy horses a few days ago. He even sent a boat north to contact Gongsundu and bought hundreds of horses. The Wuhuan horses have returned in transit. I think this is the group."

Yuan Tan felt relieved after hearing this.

Gongsun Du was in Liaodong, and after the destruction of Gongsun Zan, the Yuan family never attacked Gongsun Du, not because they were afraid of Gongsun Du's influence.

But Liaodong is too far away, expeditions and treks are not good for soldiers, and Gongsun Du has always kept himself safe.

At the very least, he appears to be a man of his own accord.

After all, with his little family background, he can't escape even if he wants to escape.

As for the Wuhuan people, they first fought against the Xiongnu, and after the Xiongnu were driven away, they began to fight against the Xianbei. They had a huge demand for ironware from the Han people.

It is said that the price of goods in Liaodong has risen to the point where three iron pots can be exchanged for a Wuhuan horse, which made Yuan Tan very envious for a while.

It's no wonder that Gongsun Du would make such a big deal as a second-hand dealer, exchange three iron pots for a Wuhuan war horse, and resell it to Jiangdong at will for hundreds of gold.

This kind of business is more than a profit, and it is even more sinister than Yuan Tan and Yuan Qihou, who have future business ideas.

Yuan Tan collected his thoughts and said:

"So that's the case, as long as Jiangdong doesn't create a military horse ranch--you two generals have worked hard, please take a seat."

Li Dian and Le Jin immediately clasped their hands together and took their seats. Before they could sit still, there was another rush of horseshoes outside the gate of the mansion.

"Report! Junhou, Jingzhou herdsman envoy, Han Fanting Hou Kuaiyue has already rested in Xiapi County, and will go to Zhoucheng tomorrow to meet Qihou. Your subordinates will report to Qihou with the order of Xiapi Prime Minister to ban."

(End of this chapter)