Chapter 147: Waiting for the Rabbit
After all, You Lang was a figure who served as the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard for thirteen or four years under Liu He. Even though his martial arts were slightly inferior, his ability to adapt to the battle was definitely not comparable to Sun Ce, a rising star who had only been in contact with the battlefield for only three or four years.
Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, You Lang made a quick decision and pressed a button on the handle with his thumb.
"Swoosh..."
The slender soul-chasing sword quickly shot out.
Sun Ce has never heard of the name of the Flying Eagle Guard and has never seen it before. He didn't know that the powerful general in front of him was the commander of the Flying Eagle Guard, and he had no idea about this soul-chasing sword. He was caught off guard by this attack.
In a hurry, Sun Ce turned sideways and tried to avoid it, but the long sword was very fast and before he could dodge it, it had already stabbed in front of him.
"Sher..." Sun Ce's armor on his right shoulder was directly cut.
"Hiss...What a sharp knife."
When he came to his senses and was about to fight back, he was stunned.
"Where are people?"
Where is the shadow of the enemy general in front of me? In the two streets and alleys, except for the rows of houses, only soldiers from two sides were fighting fiercely. The enemy general seemed to have evaporated from the world in an instant, and no trace was found.
"Wow, damn it, how dare you play tricks on me."
Sun Ce was furious and had to vent his anger on the nearby Han soldiers.
Zhou Yu and Lu Su, with a few personal soldiers, hurried to Hangu Pass.
Even though he was still far away, Zhou Yu had already seen the shadows swaying and fighting sounds continued. The fierce battle was no less light than the street fighting behind him.
"Hiss..." Lu Su was very surprised: "This Kong Ming is so fast."
Zhou Yu didn't seem to be surprised at all: "This person is thorough and quick-witted, decisive, and has a rare wisdom in the world, and is even more shocking. This person is only seventeen or eighteen years old now. If he is allowed to go to this battlefield for a few years, he will be a big problem for me, Dongwu."
Lu Su nodded in agreement: "Gongjin said it well. Just look at the situation in front of him, the number of enemy troops must be quite large. With the few hundred personal soldiers in our country, how can we save Hangu Pass?"
A faint hanging needle pattern appeared between Zhou Yu's eyebrows. He saw his eyes gently turning, and the horse whip in his hand suddenly slapped the palm of his other hand.
"That's all that is going to happen now."
"What's the trick of Gongjin?"
"At present, the lord and Bo Fu are reluctant to leave the battle, and our army still has 70,000 or 80,000 defenders in Hangu Pass. Even if someone goes to report the war, they will definitely believe that Hangu Pass is enough to hold on for a while and will not be easily taken back by the imperial army. Therefore, if they want to lead their troops back to aid immediately, there is only one way."
Seeing Zhou Yu's expression of determination and madness, Lu Su couldn't help but feel a sense of badness in his heart.
"Gongjin, can you... this must not be done!"
Zhou Yu grabbed his swaying hands, stared at him with his eyes, and said firmly: "What's the current situation? Bo Fu is like brothers and sisters. The lord treats me and my nephews no different. Only when I am in danger and are at risk of being killed by the enemy at any time will they immediately give up the results that are already at your fingertips and come to help, so that they can protect Hangu Pass."
"This...but you also said that our army still has tens of thousands of troops in the pass. Even if the lord and his wife return after winning the street battle, it will be too late. Why should Gongjin take this risk? This is inappropriate, it is really inappropriate..."
"Zi Jing!" Zhou Yu seemed a little annoyed: "You are also a wise man in the world, how could you be so confused?"
Lu Su was a little confused: "Why do you say this?"
Zhou Yu was a little angry at him: "Who is Zhuge Liang? If he commanded the army to raid from behind the pass, how could he be unprepared? Don't forget that Wu Qin and other soldiers guarding the pass are still detained in the pass."
Now, Lu Su was also a little panicked, his eyes wide open: "This...if they rush out, they will cooperate inside and outside..."
"Why don't you go and act according to your plan?"
Zhou Yu shouted angrily, and no longer cared about Lu Su, he directly whipped the horse whip and rushed towards Chengguan.
Lu Su didn't dare to have a moment of delay at this moment, and rushed back and rushed forward.
It took him about a quarter of an hour to go, but I wondered if it was because he was running too fast, which made him breathe a lot.
Finally, they met Sun Jian, Sun Ce and his son who were fighting side by side. Lu Su rushed over.
"Lord...Major General...is a big deal..."
Upon hearing this, Sun Jian spoke in a voice: "Zijing? Why are you here? When the war is in full swing, it is better for you and Gongjin to retreat for the time being... Hey? Where is Gongjin?"
Sun Ce also looked around for a long time: "Where has Gongjin gone? You just said that something big is not good, so why?"
Lu Su was a little angry: "Qi...Qi reported to the lord, Gongjin saw that Kong... Kongming suddenly disappeared, and expected that he would lead his army to capture... to capture Hangu Pass and cut off our army's retreat. In a hurry, he rushed to the front of the pass without time to report, but the enemy was prepared, and his power was not small, so Gongjin was afraid..."
"What?" Sun Ce jumped up directly: "Gongjin is so reckless. When he goes there, he will not only not stop the enemy, but will also waste his life in vain. Why not come to report it earlier?"
He scolded Lu Su, but without waiting for Lu Su to explain anything, he rode his horse away. Along the way, any Han soldiers who came to stop him were shot and fired away by Sun Ce.
The Jiangdong troops who lost their main commander above the city gate and inside and outside the city gate were like a pile of loose sand.
The soldiers of the Han army not only had strict military disciplines, but also stipulated that even if there was no commander, the remaining officers at all levels would continue to command the battle. Violators would be killed immediately. At the same time, the rapid development of medical skills, the strong logistics supply, and the powerful equipment and weapons also directly created more and more old soldiers.
Whether it is skilled in martial arts, response to war, cooperation in the army, and the use of the right time and place, the efficiency of implementing the commander's military orders is far beyond those of the new recruits. However, among the soldiers in Jiangdong, the new recruits account for more than 30%, and less than one-third of the old soldiers with more than two years of combat experience in the army are.
With such a huge gap, Zhuge Liang was given the courage and confidence to dare to attack Hangu Pass, which was stationed at 70,000 to 80,000 people.
Zhuge Liang pointed to a building that looked a bit gloomy behind the city gate. Two thousand Han soldiers rushed towards the building without hesitation.
Zhou Yu, who was racing towards him, saw this scene from afar.
"Kong Ming is indeed going to rob the prison."
In this prison, Wu Qin, the Hangu Pass guard, and nearly 10,000 Han soldiers were imprisoned. Due to the hasty battle before, and Sun Jian was deceived and hurried to the so-called granary, these prisoners had only time to be disarmed, but did not remove their armor, and more than a dozen people were locked in a cell.
If Zhuge Liang releases them now, they will hardly need too much preparation, and they will be able to restore their combat effectiveness in a blink of an eye. At that time, with the commander Wu Qin, the commander, Zhuge Liang's wisdom and strategy assistance, and Wu Qin and others' familiarity with the Hangu Pass generation, it is probably unknown whether the troops in Jiangdong can last for half an hour.
In this way, how could Zhou Yu not be in a hurry?
Without saying a word, he almost didn't even issue military orders, so he took the lead in diving into the battlefield.
The hundreds of personal soldiers who followed him were stunned. Following him was like seeking death. If you don’t go in, you will be killed. When Zhou Lang dies in battle, with his relationship with the major general, he will definitely not have a good end.
After thinking about it, they still felt that compared with the major general's anger, the swords of the Han army were much more kind, so they finally mustered up the courage to kill them together.
Zhou Yu's martial arts skills are also quite good. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and is skilled in archery and horses. Although he is a wise man, he often charges in battle during wartime, especially when he goes out with Sun Ce.
Therefore, although his martial arts cannot be compared with the generals in the army, even those brave soldiers in the Han army who are experienced in many battles can rarely block the three-way match in his hands.
After detecting the changes in the battlefield, Zhuge Liang turned his head and looked over, then smiled.
"With your own body as bait, will you lead the two arrogant father and son to come as soon as possible? Haha, the name of Zhou Gongjin is indeed true."
But even after guessing Zhou Yu's intention, Zhuge Liang showed no sign of panic. After seeing this, he focused on his own and continued his battle command, as if he had no intention of sending anyone to surround Zhou Yu and capture him.
"Huh?" Zhou Yu fought for a long time, but he could not see any actions Zhuge Liang had towards him, but he became alert instead.
"With Kong Ming's intelligence, how could he not guess my intention? He should send someone to capture me while blocking the lord and the others from the way to help him, so as to gain time for himself to capture Hangu Pass."
After Hangu Pass, except for a Mingtang that was dozens of feet in square meters, there were rows of houses and streets, which were no different from the county town. As long as you threw many heavy objects at the exit from the streets to the Mingtang, and then sent a few teams of soldiers to guard it, a few thousand people would be enough to block Sun Jian's army's time for at least two incense sticks.
But Zhuge Liang didn't do this, and Zhou Yu felt a little surprised and confused.
"What's the idea of this person..."
Just when he was hesitating, he did not forget to continue to order the Jiangdong soldiers guarding the pass to go to support the prison. As long as he guarded the prison, without the help of Wu Qin and others, it would be impossible to capture Hangu Pass with just a 20,000 soldiers from Zhuge Liang. When the lord's army rushed back, the overall situation was decided.
The Jiangdong soldiers fighting above the city gate naturally could not easily get rid of the battle, so in the Mingtang, there were soldiers fighting behind the city gate, which naturally became the first choice.
Teams of Jiangdong soldiers, led by the sergeant commander and retreated, rushed toward the prison. With their joining, the prison, which was already in danger and was about to be broken, was finally gradually regained its decline.
But in this way, the prison was guarded, but the city gate became one-sided. The only remaining Jiangdong soldiers could not stop the Han army, which was like a wolf or a tiger.
But Zhou Yu had no better way for a while, and the loss of the city gate was irrelevant in his eyes. After all, the city gate was just to prevent foreign enemies from entering. Whether it could prevent people inside from fighting was not important.
Sun Ce's moves were the fastest. Sun Jian led the army on the way, and Sun Ce had already taken the lead in killing him back with two thousand cavalry.
"Gongjin...Where is Gongjin?"
Zhou Yu was overjoyed and hurriedly responded loudly: "Bo Fu, Zhou Yu is here."
Seeing that Zhou Yu was fine, Sun Ce suddenly felt relieved. Then he lifted the Overlord Spear and said viciously: "Zhuge Liang, what a cunning villain, I will kill you today."
He thrust his spear and rushed into the Han army.
When Zhuge Liang saw this scene, his eyes lit up, and instead showed a look of joy and excitement.
"Finally waited..."
Chapter completed!