super apocalypse

Chapter 181 Returning to Jingzhou
As soon as Han Fu died, all the [-] troops in Jizhou surrendered to the Taiping Army except for a few stubborn loyalists. For a time, in Hulao Pass, there were more than [-] captives from the officers and soldiers alone, while the Taiping Army had only [-] prisoners. Thousands, such a proportion of the number of people undoubtedly has a great security risk.

Fortunately, on the evening of the second day after Xiao Lan captured Hulao Pass, Guo Jia and Zhou Cang led an army of [-] to arrive, finally solving the dilemma.

"My lord, now that Hulao Pass is down, it's time for my lord to return to Jingzhou and conquer the entire territory of Jingzhou." The moment Guo Jia arrived, he also brought a new strategy.

Xiao Lan asked with a smile: "Now that Hulao Pass has fallen and Sizhou is flat, this commander can take advantage of the momentum and go north to defeat Yuan Shao and other princes from all walks of life. At that time, the Taiping Army will rule the world. Isn't it just around the corner?"

"Is your lord in Kaojia?" Guo Jia said with a smile, "The princes of Luoyang gathered together. Yuan Shao, Yuan Yi, Liu Dai, Kong Rong, etc. combined have an army of more than [-]. It should not be underestimated. There are also Gongsun Zan, Ma Teng may come to help at any time, Chang'an also has Dong Zhuo eyeing it, rushing into the army rashly is definitely not a good strategy, therefore, Jia believes that the lord should take Jingzhou first, then Yizhou, and then seize the world to complete the great cause."

"Hahahaha!" Hearing this, Xiao Lan couldn't help laughing out loud, and praised, "Feng Xiao really deserves to be conspiring against the world, I'm convinced."

Guo Jia said to himself, "Before I came, I had already received the battle reports from Jingzhou. Now the Taiping Army has the upper hand in the battle and has already approached Xiangyang. Liu Biao is just a successful man, so there is nothing to be afraid of, but Sun Jian must be guarded against. He is a rare hero among the vassals, and it is certain that he will raid Nanyang and destroy our army's food and grass."

"Raid Nanyang and burn food and grass?" Xiao Lan frowned and said, "Feng Xiao means that Sun Jian will not hesitate to risk himself and go deep alone?"

"That's right." Guo Jia responded indifferently: "The solitary army goes deep, and the army must not dare to take the main road. Going to Nanyang, there is a sloping valley, which is the place he must pass through. My lord can go there and set up an ambush, and he will definitely be defeated in one battle. Sun Jian."

"A slanted valley sounds like a dangerous place. If Fengxiao's expectations are correct, then this place will be the place where the tigers from the east of the Yangtze River will perish!" Without any delay, Xiao Lan ordered the division of the army, and Guo Jia Li, Zhou Cang, and Xu Chu led an army of [-] troops and guarded Hulao Pass, while Xiao Lan took Dian Wei and [-] fine cavalry, turned around and headed for Jingzhou.

As Guo Jia said, since Huang Zhong defeated Huang Zu and captured Wenpin, the Taiping Army invaded and occupied Yangzhou. Wei Yan led [-] troops, with Xun You as his army division, and launched a comprehensive invasion of Jingzhou. At present, the entire Jingzhou has been swept by the flames of war. .At this time, Liu Biao had just entered Jingzhou, and his control over Jingzhou was pitifully weak.

The Taiping army fought bravely and won the hearts of the people. Wherever they went, the people lined up to welcome them, and even opened the gates of the city privately to welcome the Taiping army into the city. As a result, although the Jingzhou government and army tried their best to resist, they were still retreating steadily. They were all captured by the Taiping army one after another, and the soldiers were forced to the city of Xiangyang.

At that time, Sun Jian returned from Luoyang because he had obtained Heshibi. Liu Biao originally received a letter from Yuan Shao, asking him to intercept Sun Jian, but he did not expect that Sun Jian did not wait, but waited for the Taiping Army to invade strongly, and waited until Sun Jian entered Jingzhou At that time, most of Jingzhou had been lost, so he could only put down the matter of He Shibi and join forces with Sun Jian to fight against the Taiping Army.

However, as the Taiping Army continued to advance, and tens of thousands of troops were tyrannical, even if Liu Biao and Sun Jian joined hands, they felt that it was difficult to support them. Sun Jian decided to take a risky move-sneak attack on the food storage area of ​​the Taiping Army: Nanyang!

A slanted valley is a small road that copied the back road of Nanyang. Because it was a sneak attack, the army naturally couldn't blatantly enter from the main road, otherwise, would it be true that the spies of the Taiping Army were all given for nothing?
As the army marched, Sun Jian carried an ancient ingot sword on his waist, and a colorful horse on his hips, leading the horse. The flying dragon crown on his head reflected the sun, shining brightly, like a general descending from heaven.

The three generals behind him followed closely, and Sun Jian was surrounded by stars and the moon. They were Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang. They were all extraordinary and brave.

Although there are not many troops under Sun Jian's command now, only 5000, they are all true elites who have experienced battles and come out at night. In just three days, they have already entered a slanted valley.

"My lord, this line of inclined valleys has high mountains and dense forests, and the terrain is dangerous, so we have to guard against it?" Sun Jian's general Huang Gai frowned slightly when he saw that he had entered the dangerous place, and hurriedly reminded him.

But Sun Jian didn't care about it: "Don't worry, Xiao Lan, the leader of the Taiping bandits, is attacking Hulao Pass, while Wei Yan is attacking Xiangyang. They can't expect that we will attack Nanyang from now on. Do you think someone will set up an ambush here?" ?”

As a commander who is good at fighting, Sun Jian has enough military qualities, vision, decision-making, and combat power. However, he never thought that the Taiping Army would set up an ambush here, attack Xiangyang, capture Hulao Pass, and even have two armies Jizhou is being attacked, and the Taiping Army's plans are so big that they are not only in Jingzhou.

"Continue on your way. Before midnight tonight, you must reach Nanyang. As long as you burn the food and grass in Nanyang, Wei Yan's army will be defeated!" After pondering for a long time, Sun Jian urged his horses to hurry, while urging the soldiers beside him.

The so-called three armies go first before the food and grass are moved. When the army is at war, it is most taboo to make mistakes in the food and grass. It was because Yuan Shu seized the food and grass that Hua Xiong was defeated.

After the military order was issued, everyone did not dare to be negligent, so they had to continue to grit their teeth and rush forward day and night for three consecutive days. Not to mention the soldiers, even the horses were exhausted, panting and neighing in a low voice. However, thinking of Xiangyang The crisis was still unresolved, and the Taiping Army was in full swing, but they had to take risks to attack in order to have the possibility of making great achievements.

"Hurry up!" After walking not far, Sun Jian urged again. Although he had already expected that there would be no ambush, he was still somewhat worried when walking in such a dangerous place like a slanted valley.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and other generals also cheered up, for fear of being ambushed, but the soldiers below couldn't stand it anymore. From time to time, some soldiers complained in a low voice: "Alas..." This is not enough to keep people alive. There is no time to rest at all, not much food, and our legs are almost too tired to walk. How can we, the little soldiers, keep up with the four-legged war horses with two legs... .”

A cowardly gentry next to him quickly reminded: "Stop rambling, be careful not to be heard by the generals above, and deal with it by military law!"

But there are still quite a few soldiers who can't help complaining: "It's unreasonable to rush on the road day and night, not even letting you breathe or talking. We are fighting desperately, not for the sake of those generals. Contributing to one's career, even the working animals don't do that..."

"Boom..." At this time, suddenly, there was a deafening loud noise from the cliffs on both sides of the inclined valley, and then, I saw large blocks of rocks like raindrops. Smash it down.

"No, there's an ambush!" Sun Jian and the others couldn't help but turn pale with shock at the sudden change.

But on the cliffs on both sides, many figures appeared quickly. Before the panicked officers and soldiers could react, more rolling stones and logs fell like raindrops like raindrops.

In the narrow sloping valley, all the officers and soldiers under Sun Jian's command were thrown into chaos. They pushed and evaded for a while. They were so crowded that they had nowhere to hide. What's miserable is that those half-dead who were smashed wailed endlessly, which made people feel horrified and inexplicable when they heard it.

"Hold on, hold on, hold on, all the soldiers, speed up and rush across the inclined valley, go!" Sun Jian opened his eyes wide and kept shouting loudly. He never thought that there would really be a Taiping army there. This ambush was beyond his expectation, and it also put him and the soldiers under his command in an unspeakable danger.

Although he responded in a timely manner and kept issuing orders to stabilize the soldiers under his command, the Taiping Army was well prepared when the incident happened suddenly. The falling rocks and logs not only killed and injured many officers and soldiers, but also completely blocked the front and rear roads. Damn, for a moment, actually fell into a desperate situation...
(End of this chapter)