The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

"General Xu Huang!"

"The end is here!"

"Quickly lead the cavalry we left behind to the direction of Changsha County. Remember, if you intercept Sun Jian's troops in the middle, you must not let him escape from Shaoyang!"

"The last general takes orders!"

After Xu Huang received Liu Zheng's order, he immediately took the order and led the cavalry left by Liu Zheng who had not been sent to attack the city, and immediately diverted to Changsha County.

Their purpose was to set up an ambush on the road between Changsha County and Shaoyang County, waiting for Sun Jian's arrival.

As long as Sun Jian can be restrained, Liu Zheng's army can chase him, and Sun Jian can be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Chapter 255 Cavalry Pursuit

When Liu Zheng's troop mobilization and deployment had just been completed, Sun Jian and others had already begun to break through from the city gate.

It is said to be a breakthrough, but it is actually an escape. The gate here is not defended by Liu Zheng's troops at all.

Sun Jian led the remaining [-] soldiers and horses, opened the city gate from here, and marched rapidly towards Changsha County.

At the beginning, Sun Jian was still a little cautious. After all, Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses were not deployed here. Sun Jian always had an ominous premonition that there would be fraud here.

I am always on tenterhooks, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

But when he led the soldiers and horses out of Shaoyang City and walked a certain distance without even seeing a pursuer behind him, Sun Jian relaxed a little.

"It seems that Liu Zheng's purpose is only to attack the city, and he didn't even send anyone to pursue him. It can be seen that he is still not sure how to deal with us."

Zu Mao followed behind Sun Jian, and when he saw that there were no pursuers behind him, he immediately said something to Sun Jian.

"General Zu Mao, don't say that. There is no pursuer now, but it doesn't mean that Liu Zheng won't pursue him. He is very cunning. Maybe he has already left an ambush here. We still must not be careless ah."

Huang Gai immediately warned him that for Liu Zheng, Huang Gai had seen his power before and knew that Liu Zheng was not an ordinary person.

"Well, we can't be careless. Then Liu Zheng won't let us go so easily. His goal can't be just a Shaoyang city. How can he use [-] to [-] troops to attack a Shaoyang city? , most likely the target is us, or even Cai Mao's men."

Cheng Pu also added a word.

"That's right, there is no chasing troops now. It doesn't mean that Liu Zheng's men and horses will never pursue them. I heard that when Liu Zheng was in Runan, he established a cavalry army. Those cavalry who snatched it from their hands later even defeated Dong Zhuo's Xiliang iron cavalry, so their strength can be seen to be extraordinary."

"If he sends cavalry to pursue at this time, then we"

Huang Gai continued, but before he could finish, Cheng Pu suddenly spoke and interrupted Huang Gai.

"Wait, listen, what is this sound?"

After Cheng Pu finished speaking, there was a sudden silence.

Everyone glanced at each other, but did not speak, but calmed down and listened.

The sound of thud, thump, thud, from small to loud, from far to near.

Although the change was not too obvious, it gradually became clear, and it immediately changed the expressions of everyone.

The expression on Cheng Pu's face became more and more ugly. He jumped off his horse, and immediately knelt down on one knee, lying on the ground with his whole body, listening with his ears on the ground.

Cheng Pu is from Youbeiping, Youzhou, and Youzhou is good at producing good horses. Cheng Pu, who grew up in Beiping, naturally clearly understands that these sounds are the sounds of galloping war horses.

He lay down on the ground, and after listening for a few seconds, he immediately got up and gave Sun Jian a solemn look.

"My lord, it's not good, this is the voice of a war horse!"

"Huang Gai, Huang Gai, you are really a crow's mouth. Whatever you say, no one has cavalry around here. Cai Mao doesn't have one, and we don't. The only one who has cavalry is Liu Zheng. These cavalry must be That's Liu Zheng's subordinate!"

Sun Jian immediately became nervous, glanced at everyone, and then immediately paced back and forth, trying to think about how to deal with it.

"Everyone, what should we do now? The cavalry is here. Those of us can't outrun those cavalry with our two legs. Think of a way."

Sun Jian couldn't be more clear about the strength of the cavalry. He has participated in many battles with Zhu Jun, and even faced the Qiang rebellion in Xiliang before. Sun Jian was also fortunate to participate, although he was quickly transferred Changsha suppressed the rebellion.

But Sun Jian knew the horror of the cavalry, not to mention that he only had 9000 men now, even if it was doubled, he would not dare to let these infantry face the charge of the cavalry.

"My lord, for the current plan, we can't continue to escape. If we continue to escape, we will only have a dead end. We will fight those cavalry here. Relying on the trees in that forest, we still have the power to fight!"

Although the journey from Shaoyang to Changsha can be regarded as flat, there are still some trees and a lot of woodland.

The woodlands in the south are different from those in the north.

Most of the woodlands in the north are straight trees, and there are still some gaps between the trees, and the horses can still pass through them. Su Ri'an's speed will be slower, but it is still passable.

But the south is different. There are many trees in the south, both coniferous forests and broad-leaved forests. The coniferous forests have tall trees, while the broad-leaved forests have short and thick trees.

It is very difficult for the cavalry to pass through the mountains and forests in the south. Once Sun Jian's soldiers can hide in the woods, Liu Zheng's cavalry will not be able to play a big role for a while, and can only be anxious outside the forest.

"Okay, let's fight here first. When I was in Shaoyang City, I hadn't had a good fight with Liu Zheng's people. I always feel a little unconvinced. If Liu Zheng's cavalry can be wiped out here, It's not a loss, but brothers, remember, quick battle and quick decision, Liu Zheng is very cunning. Since he sent cavalry to pursue him, he must have expected that we would go this way, so he must have a backup! "

Sun Jian understood. After Cheng Pu made a suggestion, he immediately said something to everyone.

When the sound of cavalry trampling the ground in the distance gradually approached, the [-] soldiers and horses under Sun Jian's command had all entered the nearby woodland.

Xu Huang led [-] cavalry and killed here. There was no sign of Sun Jian's troops in the distance, but there were bustling crowds in the woodland on both sides.

Xu Huang waved his hand, and then pulled the reins with the other hand, and the horse stopped immediately.

"The enemy is in the forest ahead. Be careful, don't enter the forest alone. Go in groups of three or four. Remember, delay is the main thing. Our purpose is to contain these enemy troops and wait for the arrival of the lord's army."

"Yes!"

The more than 2000 people behind him immediately erupted into a majestic echo, and Xu Huang was the first to charge into the woodland with a big axe in hand.

In the woods, seeing the two thousand war horses rushing into the forest without fear, Sun Jian's gaze became more and more gloomy.

"Okay, let me see how powerful you cavalrymen who have defeated the Xiliang iron cavalry are!"

Sun Jian drew out his broadsword, and the cold light on the blade reflected on his face, making his expression even more ferocious.

Chapter 256

On the plains, the cavalry is indeed a war machine, unstoppable.

However, in this woodland, the advantage of the cavalry was not so obvious. After Sun Jian saw Xu Huang leading people to charge into the woodland, the rugged road and dense weeds made it impossible for the cavalry to charge.

Sun Jian's men and horses rushed over from both sides of the trees in an instant, trying to surround and kill these cavalry.

However, the cavalry on Xu Huang's side can't fight only by relying on horses. Their own strength is not bad. Soon, they fought with three or five cavalry.

In the instant battle, the situation did not appear to be one-sided. Although Sun Jian's troops blocked Xu Huang's troops, Xu Huang's cavalry could still use their coordination to fight with Sun Jian's troops, and by taking advantage of the height advantage of the horses, they could be more powerful. outperformed.

A combination of three or five cavalry can kill at least one soldier of Sun Jian's army.

Although Xu Huang only had 9000 cavalry in this woodland, he was completely fearless against Sun Jian's [-] cavalry, and they fought inextricably with each other.

This is not the people under Sun Jian's command, they are not strong enough.But in the forest area, the soldiers and horses under his command could not gather at all, and the methods of dealing with battle formations that had been trained in advance could not be implemented at this time.

Therefore, the soldiers and horses under Sun Jian's command were too scattered, and it was difficult to gather together to attack the people under Xu Huang's command.

They could only gather together in groups of three or four, and go up to fight Xu Huang's cavalry in the form of a small troop. The ability to fight individually and with small groups of troops is obviously because Xu Huang's cavalry is stronger.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, they immediately judged each other. Although Xu Huang's side had fewer cavalry, they were able to faintly compete with Sun Jian's side. They persisted for a while. Time is still totally doable.

Seeing that this battle cannot be resolved quickly.Sun Jian was not able to lead the troops under his command, and when he beheaded Xu Huang's two thousand cavalry in a short time, he also began to panic.

But at this time, there is no other way, but to continue to order the surrounding soldiers to continue to pile up, hoping to kill these cavalry as soon as possible.

However, the more the soldiers and horses under his command were summoned to attack, the slower the soldiers would move on the mountain, and it was not so easy to gather together, but the delay became longer.

Liu Zheng on the other side is actually not behind, Sun Jian has too many people.

When Sun Jian's men escaped from Shaoyang City, Liu Zheng and the others had already breached Shaoyang City, and because they knew which direction Sun Jian would escape from, Liu Zheng immediately organized his men to rush to Changsha County as soon as they broke through the city. direction, quickly pursue the past.

Without the chasing and restraining of these cavalrymen under his command, even if Liu Zheng could break through the city in the end, it would not be a short while if he decided to catch up with Sun Jian. The place where they escaped is getting closer and closer.

When Liu Zheng gradually approached the battlefield and could faintly hear the shouts of killing, he quickened his pace even more.He rushed over from the official road in the distance.

At the same time, the shouts of Liu Zheng and others approaching the battlefield also attracted the attention of Sun Jian's troops.

At this time, more than half of the two thousand cavalry under Xu Huang's command were killed or injured.When Sun Jian and the others saw Liu Zheng's pursuers approaching, their expressions immediately changed greatly in fright.

The appearance of Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses here is tantamount to cutting off their retreat.A bloody battle was inevitable.

Huang Gai raised his head abruptly, looking at Liu Zheng's army rushing towards him from a distance, his expression darkened.He withdrew the broadsword in his hand, turned his head to look at Sun Jian who was also fighting in the distance, walked quickly, and after getting close to Sun Jian, he immediately shouted at Sun Jian.

"My lord, Liu Zheng's pursuers are here, it's not suitable to stay here for long, leave as soon as possible!"

"No! If I don't leave, I will come as soon as I come. I am worried that I will not have a chance to compete with Liu Zheng. If I leave, I will never be able to face myself in this life."

"And even if you walk, can you walk away?"

At this time, Sun Jian didn't want to continue running away anymore. He wanted to fight Liu Zheng to the death here, and by using the terrain, he might still be able to fight, although this hope was extremely slim.

But the hope of escaping is also slim, so he would rather fight than escape.

Huang Gai's heart turned hard immediately, and he yelled at Sun Jian again

"My lord, you lead a small group of people to leave. I will leave here for you. I will leave the green hills. I am not afraid of lack of firewood. As long as you can go back to Changsha, you will still have a chance. At that time, you can join forces with Liu Biao Zhoumu's army." Come back, if you die here this time, everything will really be over!"

Huang Gai is still a person who values ​​love and righteousness. A person with such a character, faced with this desperate situation, immediately decided to risk his life alone and let Sun Jian leave first.

When Sun Jian heard Huang Gai's words, he didn't agree at all, and immediately retorted.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Huang Gai, do I look like someone who would put down his brother and escape alone?"

"My lord, this is not letting go of my brother and escaping. This is bearing the burden of humiliation. Don't say any more, it will be too late!"

"No, I won't escape, I want to fight side by side with you, and kill him without leaving any behind!"

Sun Jian is also a master of enlightenment. He was able to win over Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others. Of course, it is not because he has no brains. It is precisely because of his loyalty and affection that Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others are determined. He worked hard for the Sun family, and even assisted several generations in a row.

At this time, when Huang Gai saw that Sun Jian couldn't explain it, he knew that there was no need to talk nonsense with Sun Jian, but turned around and yelled at Cheng Pu.

"De Mou Cheng Pu's letter, the lord is begging you, you immediately pull the lord to escape from here, and I will lead the rest of the troops to cut off the queen for you!"

Sun Jian didn't want to leave, sometimes he was dazzled by the anger of the battle, but Cheng Pu could see it clearly, he knew that he had to leave at this time, and someone had to stop the rear, otherwise everyone would not be able to leave.

Cheng Pu glanced at Huang Gai worriedly, the expression on his face was a little touched, and there was still a trace of tears overflowing from his eyes. He knew that this glance might be the last time he saw Huang Gai again, but the tears It never came out.

Cheng Pu wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed the words and didn't say it. Instead, he pulled Sun Jian and fled to the back of the jungle.

Sun Jian never left, he had already been touched, he understood that Huang Gai had made a mortal determination, and he was cutting off the queen for himself.

But in the end Cheng Pu took him and fled here.

Seeing Sun Jian being evacuated from here with a group of cronies led by Cheng Pu and Zu Mao, the worry on Huang Gai's face was finally relieved, and a smile appeared on his face.

Chapter 257

Huang Gai turned his eyes back to the battlefield. At this time, Liu Zheng led his own troops and finally chased here.joined the battle.

The deafening shouts of killing came from the front, that kind of murderous aura was so exciting that it made Huang Gai and the remaining troops even more frightened.

"Very well, let me take a look at the famous Liu Zheng, how capable he is, brothers, let me kill you!"

Seeing the enemy, Huang Gai finally rushed in. Without any hesitation, Huang Gai rushed towards the enemy with the big knife in his hand.

The big knife danced fiercely in his hand, every move was fierce and domineering, and he rushed directly to slash at the enemy's vital points in front of him. The smell of blood immediately became more intense, blood spattered all around, and there were screams.

After Liu Zheng's men entered the battlefield, in this dense forest, it was impossible to see all of Sun Jian's men clearly for a while.

Blocked by trees, groups of people gathered here in groups of three to five, and the range was too large to be recognized for a while.

However, when Liu Zheng saw Huang Gai who was fighting the enemy bravely at this time, he knew that this was Sun Jian's main force, and decided to defeat Huang Gai and others before talking about other things.

After the general of Liu Zheng's headquarters arrived here, the battle situation became one-sided.

Although the battlefield here was not suitable for fighting, the suppression in numbers quickly defeated Sun Jian's troops.

Sun Jian was well-trained. These people were not the Jiaozhou soldiers and horses that Liu Zheng met at the beginning. Even though the battle was at the end, not many people surrendered.

A large part of the people have been fighting bloody battles until they died.

The broadsword in Huang Gai's hand had killed countless enemy soldiers and harvested too many enemy heads.

His whole body was already stained red with blood. The blood included the enemy's and his own. There was a fierce fight. Even though Huang Gai's strength was good, it was difficult for him to be surrounded by so many enemy troops. And retreat.

More or less there will be some wounds on his body, but these wounds are not fatal, not enough to make Huang Gai unable to fight. He was infected by the atmosphere on the battlefield, forgot the pain on his body, and kept focusing on killing.

It wasn't until he emptied a small part of the enemy troops around him, and there were already many enemy troops, that he didn't dare to approach him any longer, that he withdrew his expression from the killing.

At this time, there were not many teammates left behind him.

Holding the battle ax, Xu Huang killed many enemy troops, and finally reached the front of the battlefield, meeting Huang Gai, the enemy general.