The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

After the unhappiness, Cai Mao directly led his troops to separate the camp from Sun Jian's men, and the two were stationed in two counties at the junction of Wuling County and Changsha County.

Others naturally thought that it was Cai Mao and Sun Jian who had a disagreement, and finally broke up to the point of disagreement.But only Liu Zheng knew that this was what he and Cai Mao had discussed before.

Only when Cai Mao was separated from Sun Jian's army, leaving only a single army under Sun Jian's command, could their plan be implemented more completely.

In Liu Zheng's view, Sun Jian now has only a mere 2 people under his command, while he led nearly 2 people to Wuling County. Together with Guo Shi's 4 horses, a total of [-] horses surprised Sun Jian.It shouldn't be a big problem.

Cai Mao's troops left Sun Jian's camp.So he sent someone to send news to Liu Zheng.

When Liu Zheng received the news of Cai Mao's departure, he did not immediately attack Sun Jian.

Because Liu Zheng also knew that if he attacked Sun Jian in such a short period of time, Sun Jian would probably doubt Cai Mao's good intentions.

After waiting for a few more days, Liu Zheng began to dispatch scouts under his command, and gradually sent spies towards Sun Jian's territory to pay close attention to the movements of Sun Jian's army.

Without Cai Hao's 3 horses, even though Sun Jian was strong, he would not dare to attack Guo Shi rashly, especially after a big defeat, Sun Jian was more cautious, so he would be safe in the next few days , did not take the initiative to attack Wuling County, the soldiers and horses of both sides were stationed in place, and did not provoke a battle.

However, although Sun Jian did not attack the people in Wuling County, Liu Zheng couldn't stand his loneliness at this time and wanted to deal with Sun Jian.

After several days of continuous investigation, Liu Zheng has deployed defenses on Sun Jian's side and the surrounding area, and the investigation is almost complete.

Liu Zheng already knew clearly that Sun Jian only had more than 1000 horses in the vicinity, and they were scattered in three different places, interdependent with each other.

It seems that Sun Jian has not launched an attack on Guo Shi's troops recently, and he probably also knew that Liu Zheng's troops came from Jiaozhou and joined Guo Shi's troops.

Because of his fear of Liu Zheng, Sun Jian had some scruples. In the past few days, soldiers and horses from Changsha County have been transferred to the front line.Sun Jian's soldiers and horses in the frontline counties gradually increased, but he was always defending the city, and he was not at all prepared to go out of the city to face the battle.

In order to prevent Sun Jian from continuing to recruit soldiers and horses, Liu Zheng dispatched troops from Changsha County, and decided to let all the horses oppress Sun Jian's main army as soon as possible.

Fighting like this is a blitzkrieg, trying to catch Sun Jian by surprise in a short time.

When Liu Zheng decided to attack, he quickly sent an order to Guo Shi, and then ordered Gan Ning to be the vanguard to quickly approach the county where Sun Jian was located, intending to surround most of Sun Jian's troops, and then wait until Liu Zheng's main force arrived. Attack the county again.

Shaoyang County.

This is where Sun Jian stationed his troops.

After retreating from Wuling County, Sun Jian stationed most of his soldiers and horses here.

This is a small county.It is at the meeting point between Wuling County and Changsha County, and it is not far from Lingling County.

Sun Jian occupied this county seat, he could defend Changsha County if he retreated, and attack Wuling County and Lingling County if he advanced.

You only need to occupy this important town, you can have both offense and defense.If Cai Mao had followed his advice at the beginning, starting from here, gathering all the soldiers and horses to attack Wuling County may not be without the power to fight Guo Shi.

It's a pity that now, Cai Hao and Sun Jian had a quarrel and abandoned Sun Jian, leaving only Sun Jian's own 1 horses here, so Sun Jian didn't dare to act rashly.

At this time, in the county seat, in Sun Jian's camp.

"Cai Hao, get out, he didn't listen to my advice, and just kept defending. How could he defeat that Guo Shi and continue not to attack? Guo Shi is afraid that he will recuperate and regain his vitality. Recently, I heard that bastard Liu Zheng came from Jiaozhou brought people over and let their troops join together, it will be even more difficult for us to deal with it."

Sun Jian sat on the main seat, and below him were his generals.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Zu Mao, and Han Dang are the most staunch supporters of the Sun family.

"My lord, that Cai Mao is short-sighted. He only thinks about gains and losses for a while. If he doesn't follow us to attack, he probably has no good intentions. After all, we can't completely rely on him."

Cheng Pu didn't trust Cai Mao himself. After Cai Mao rejected their proposal to attack Wuling County this time, Cheng Pu had even more objections to Cai Mao.

"Cai Hao is not scary, and Guo Shi is not scary. What is scary is Liu Zheng. That guy is our biggest enemy. When we were in Runan, we suffered a big loss at his hands. The injuries on my body , but I always remember it."

As Sun Jian spoke, he pulled away the scar on the inside of his clothes.

This was when Liu Zheng and Pei Yuanshao jointly fought against Sun Jian in Runan City, they chopped on Sun Jian.

The long and large scar looked extremely terrifying. Although the injury on Sun Jian's body was healed now, the scar left in Sun Jian's heart could not be healed. Sun Jian did not find a place on Liu Zheng. It is impossible to let this matter go.

"Everyone, there is news that Liu Zheng went to Jiaozhou a few days ago, and fought with Zhu Fu, the governor of Jiaozhou, and gained a great advantage. Now that his men and horses have appeared in Wuling County, I am afraid it is Jiaozhou. The battle has ended, Liu Zheng's strength is too strong, if he can't be killed in the cradle before he develops, and his strength will be further strengthened in the future, I'm afraid he will be better than Zhang Jiao, General Tiangong of the Yellow Turban Army, more difficult to deal with."

When Sun Jian thought of Liu Zheng, the resentment in his heart became even greater.

"My lord, although Liu Zheng's strength is formidable, we should not worry too much. Our strength is not bad now. Thousands of soldiers and horses recruited from Changsha County are now on their way. In a few days' time In time, we can reach Shaoyang, and by that time, we will have fifteen thousand soldiers here, which may not be enough to take the initiative to attack, but it should be more than enough to defend the city and deal with Guo Shi and Liu Zheng."

Huang Gai made some calculations. Although Huang Gai was not very clear about Liu Zheng's strength, Sun Jian's current combat power, he knew that Liu Zheng could not bring too many troops to the Jingzhou battlefield.

Here, after all, is Guo Shi's territory, even if Liu Zheng came here, he could only help. If he really wanted to fight Sun Jian, he must have revealed his identity long ago.

Chapter 251 Arriving in Shaoyang

"Everyone, although we are short of troops now, we still need to discuss how to deal with Liu Zheng and Guo Shi. Only by calming down those rebels as soon as possible can we occupy more territory."

Although Sun Jian's army was at a disadvantage at this time and did not dare to take the initiative to attack Liu Zheng and Guo Shi's soldiers and horses, Sun Jian did not give up. Instead, he wanted to ask the soldiers in front of him how to defend. attack.

"My lord, we don't have enough troops to take the initiative to attack, but we have to defend. Liu Zheng will send people to attack us. If he finds an opportunity, it will not be so easy for us to block him with our little manpower, so we It should be arranged in advance."

"It is precisely because I thought of this that I asked you to come over and discuss how to deal with it."

"It's simple. We occupy Shaoyang County. Even if Liu Zheng sends people to attack Shaoyang County, relying on the power of the county's city wall, it will not be so easy for him to take down the county. Secondly, we will arrange some defenses in the city tower and outside the city. It is enough to take measures to prevent Liu Zheng from attacking the county so easily, and we must also send a troop to Cai Mao's location to ask for help at any time."

Cheng Pu immediately began to describe his thoughts to Sun Jian.

"Although the quarrel between our army and Cai Mao was not very pleasant, after all, they are all soldiers of the imperial court. If Liu Zheng and Guo Shi's troops attack us, I think Cai Mao should know the overall situation and send someone over to assist us. Together to destroy those rebels."

After Cheng Pu said his thoughts to Sun Jian, Sun Jian nodded immediately.

"That's right, what General Cheng Pu said is exactly what I want. Next, we need to take some precautions. General Zu Mao, you lead your headquarters to station [-] soldiers and horses ten miles outside the city. Take strict precautions and pay close attention. In the direction of Wuling County If there is any movement of soldiers and horses, report it immediately, and at the same time, General Huang Gai and General Cheng Pu will station their troops and horses in Shaoyang City to pay close attention to the situation around them, and make sure that the city defense facilities are all available."

Sun Jian immediately began to instruct the several generals present on the next response to the situation and take defensive measures in advance.

"As for Han Dang, you will lead a team of more than ten people and hide somewhere outside the city. Once Liu Zheng's men really show up here, you will immediately go to find Cai Hao and ask Cai Hao to come over and deal with us together. Liu Zheng, as long as Cai Mao's people can join us, Liu Zheng will have nothing to fear."

Sun Jian made arrangements for the next thing in a row, and all the generals present immediately took orders and left.

And not long after these talents left, a few spies came over in a hurry.

"Report, General, the movement of the enemy army has been found fifty miles outside the city!"

Sun Jian was still looking at the sand table in the big tent at this time, deducing how to block Liu Zhengjun's attack.

But at this time, the messenger said that he had found news about Liu Zheng outside the city.

Immediately, Sun Jian frowned, looked embarrassed, and hurriedly replied.

"How many people are there? Is it Liu Zheng's army?"

"General, I don't know how many people there are on the other side, but I can be sure that they came from Wuling County. They should not be the people under Guo Shi's command, or those who defeated our army last time."

Although the messenger has not yet inquired clearly about the dynamics and news of the enemy.But Sun Jian was able to imagine something at this time, and immediately snorted coldly.

"Hmph, no need to inquire, I can probably think of the people outside the city, they should be those under Liu Zheng's command. After all, how dare that guy Guo Shi dare to take the initiative to attack us?"

"However, even if Liu Zheng comes to attack at this time, we don't have to worry about it. Fortunately, I ordered my generals to deal with it before. At this time, I am afraid that they have already taken complete precautions, and Liu Zheng's army is still fifty miles away from us. It will take a while. I can't get there."

When Sun Jian heard the news, he didn't show any worry. He had already ordered the generals under his command to deal with the possible attack of Liu Zhengjun, but he didn't expect him to do so. It didn't take long for him to receive the news of Liu Zheng's attack. .

At this time, those generals under his command should be on guard everywhere. Even if Liu Zheng's army hits the Shaoyang city, they have enough troops in the city to rely on the city for defense.

Fifty miles is actually not too far. Gan Ning and others marched in a hurry, and it only took one hour to reach the city of Shaoyang.

When Gan Ning's troops arrived not far from Shaoyang County, Zu Mao's two thousand soldiers sent by Sun Jian had already spotted Gan Ning.

However, he did not fight Gan Ning. Zu Mao knew that he was not strong enough. After finding out that Gan Ning was far outnumbered by him, he quickly chose to retreat and retreated to Shaoyang City in a very short time.

At this time, Sun Jian and others climbed up the tower to know the menacing Liu Zhengjun, led by the Gan Ning army who fought against them last time.

When Gan Ning's vanguard army, no more than ten thousand people, reached Shaoyang County, they happened to see Sun Jian and other generals in Shaoyang City.

"Coming by common name!"

From a distance, Sun Jian saw Gan Ning and other people rushing to the Shaoyang city and surrounded the whole Shaoyang city.

The last battle with Sun Jian happened so suddenly, Sun Jian didn't even know who these people belonged to and which unit he was in, so he was defeated miserably and only cared about escaping.

So after seeing Gan Ning this time, Sun Jian wanted to ask whether the troops in front of him were soldiers under Liu Zheng's command.

Gan Ning heard Sun Jian's inquiry from afar, but he did not directly answer Sun Jian's words.

It was Zhuma who glanced left and right before turning his attention to Sun Jian.

After a big battle with Sun Jian, Gan Ning naturally knew who the coach was.

"The defeated general, have you forgotten my name so quickly?"

Although Gan Ning was young, his aura was not inferior to Sun Jian's at all. After seeing Sun Jian's aggressive aura on the tower, he answered Sun Jian with one sentence, which made Sun Jian hold his breath.

"Hmph, last time you won without force, it's not counted. I think you are a hero, so why bother with thieves, you might as well rely on me. I will protect you and serve the court!"

In fact, Sun Jian didn't know Gan Ning's name at all. He just saw that Gan Ning's strength was good, and he had some love for talents. If he could subdue Gan Ning, the strength of Sun Jian's subordinates would definitely increase, but now he doesn't even know Gan Ning's name. Knowing that, if you want to get close to Gan Ning, there is no way to start.

"Differences do not conspire with each other, Sun Jian, I still want to persuade you to join the uprising army as soon as possible and fight against the imperial court. I don't know if you are willing."

"Hmph, it seems that you rebels will not shed tears when you see the coffin. When I catch you all, you will know that you regret it."

"Regret? I, Gan Ning, have never regretted doing things, and you, the defeated general, still want to defeat me. It's just a dream!"

Gan Ning immediately dismissed Sun Jian's words, but at this time, Gan Ning did not take the initiative to attack, but simply surrounded Shaoyang City.

Sun Jian also did not take the initiative to cause trouble. After all, he had already arranged for Han Dang to leave the city secretly with a team of more than a dozen people, hiding in a place outside Shaoyang City. Now Gan Ning's men appeared here.

Han Dang will definitely follow the previous agreement, go directly to Cai Mao's camp, and go to Cai Mao for help.

When Cai Mao's army arrives, Shaoyang City will have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which can directly wipe out the 1 troops in front of Gan Ning.

In fact, if it was just Gan Ning's 1 horses and no need for Cai Mao, Sun Jian was sure and could deal with it, but Sun Jian was worried that Gan Ning had other hidden people, so he didn't take the initiative to attack, but wanted to wait for Cai Mao's people After arriving, take the initiative to attack, then the confidence will be greater.

"Gan Ning, you are besieging the city but not attacking, are you waiting for reinforcements?"

Sun Jian looked back and forth on the tower. Gan Ning's troops did not completely surround Shaoyang City, but only surrounded three city gates.

A city gate leading to Changsha County was left behind without any soldiers and horses stationed there. Sun Jian could not understand this operation.

But in general, Sun Jian still wanted it, and he was afraid that Gan Ning wanted them to escape from the city and go through the unguarded gate.

Lured Sun Jian's people in Shaoyang City to leave the city. After all, once Sun Jian's people left the city, it would be much easier to fight in the wild than to fight in Shaoyang City.

"Well, I don't hide anything, Sun Jian, I am indeed waiting for reinforcements. Guo Shida's [-] troops are rushing over. When Guo Shi's army arrives, the more than [-] of you here are not our opponents at all. , you just wait to die."

A trace of excitement appeared on Gan Ning's face, and he said something to Sun Jian as if showing off.

When Sun Jian heard Gan Ning's words, he smiled coldly.

When talking about Guo Shi, Sun Jian was not afraid at all. Although Guo Shi said there were still more than [-] people under his command, Guo Shi's troops were nothing at all. The only thing Sun Jian was afraid of was Liu Zheng's soldiers.

Liu Zheng's strength is enough to make Sun Jian feel threatened. After all, since the first battle in Runan, Sun Jian has already seen that Liu Zheng is not a person to be provoked.

Especially the series of things that Liu Zheng experienced later made Sun Jian even more afraid of Liu Zheng.

"I'm afraid, you are trying to trick me out of the city. I won't be fooled. If you have the ability, just come and attack the city. I won't be afraid of you."

Sun Jian responded coldly, and then ignored Gan Ning.

On Shaoyang City, Sun Jian's men and horses were in full formation, all paying close attention to the enemy troops outside the city, while Gan Ning casually ordered the soldiers around him to only surround the three gates of Shaoyang City and not to attack at all.

Just waited for a day.

Gan Ning waited for Liu Zheng's army to arrive.

Chapter 252 The Whole Army Charges

Liu Zheng's headquarters had 2 soldiers and horses, combined with Guo Shi's 3 troops, a total of [-] troops, and the marching speed was slower than Gan Ning's men.

So when they arrived at Shaoyang, they were one day later than Gan Ning's advance troops.

When Liu Zheng's army arrived in Shaoyang, Shaoyang's soldiers and horses once exceeded 4 horses.

Sun Jian on the city tower saw the densely packed soldiers and horses below the city, and they all gathered behind a city gate, and a faint feeling appeared on Sun Jian's face.

However, Sun Jian is still looking forward to it, looking forward to the arrival of the troops from Han currently looking for Cai Mao for help. As long as Cai Mao's [-] troops can arrive at Shaoyang City in time, with the help of Cai Mao's strength, Sun Jian is not without the power to fight .

Even with the same number of soldiers and horses, relying on Shaoyang City, Sun Jian still has some confidence that he can directly defeat the coalition forces of Liu Zheng and Guo Shi.

As long as Liu Zheng and Guo Shi's troops are wiped out, not only can Wuling County and Lingling County be captured in one fell swoop, they may even be able to directly enter Jiaozhou and snatch the original Jiaozhou territory.

Liu Zheng's men appeared outside Shaoyang City. Sun Jian, who had met Liu Zheng long ago, recognized Liu Zheng from the crowd at a glance.

After all, Liu Zheng's appearance has not changed much from a year ago, at most, there have been some changes in his clothing.

A year ago, Liu Zheng was wearing the uniform uniform of the Yellow Turban Army. He didn't even have a decent armor. He was wearing a somewhat tattered yellow turban, which was standard equipment for the Yellow Turban Army. A handsome man.

But he still didn't have any decent clothes, but Liu Zheng is different now. As the strongest ruler of Jiaozhou, he is wearing gray armor with a red cloak tied on his back, fluttering in the wind, which is very dazzling among the crowd.

Sun Jian was originally searching for Liu Zheng's location among the crowd, so he could see where Liu Zheng was at a glance.

As soon as he saw Liu Zheng, all his guesses were confirmed, and Sun Jian's face became even more ugly.