Great Wei Nengchen

Dreams are beautiful, but reality is cruel. A few days later, the rangers brought back news that Sun Ce did not intend to fight decisively, but chose to retreat across the board...

On December [-]th, Sun Ce's troops retreated [-] miles and led the troops south to Chengde City. Before leaving, they set fire to Changfeng City to avoid leaving food for the enemy!

On December 22, Sun Ce retreated another fifty miles. As for Chengde City, it was still a big fire, and it was completely burned down!

On December 26, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu met in Hefei. After discussing with each other, they gathered all the soldiers and horses, set up two large villages on the water and on the land, built barriers, dug trenches, accumulated food and grass, and prepared to fight a protracted war. Consume dead opponents alive!

So far, Xiao Yi has won a big victory and broke the siege of Shouchun City, but the initiative of the war is firmly controlled by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. '

Chapter 851 Powerful turtle tactics!

Chaohu Lake, known as "Nanchao" in ancient times, is located in the south-central part of Shouchun County, connected to Feishui in the north, and connected to the Yangtze River in the south. Died of starvation', at any rate, he was the last emperor. When he was exiled, he took concubines, servants, and all kinds of treasures with him. It is really unlikely that he died of starvation. Therefore, later generations speculated that Shang Tang was the mastermind. , sent people to kill Xia Jie with poison, cut the weeds and eradicated the roots, the political struggle is cruel and ruthless!

As for the origin of Chaohu Lake, it is full of legends. According to legend, it was originally a hilly area with lush vegetation, flocks of birds and beasts, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Later, natural disasters appeared. The mountains collapsed, the earth collapsed deeply, and the rivers from all directions converged to form a huge lake. Because of its strange shape, it resembled a bird's nest, so it was named "Chaohu Lake!" '

Chaohu Lake has a radius of more than [-] miles, with vast mist, clusters of islands, and extremely beautiful scenery. It is rich in crabs, dried shrimps, whitebait, and pearls. It is surrounded by lake fields. The soil is fertile and sunny, and rice is ripe three times a year. The land' is also a treasure land that heroes from all walks of life are jealous of. In order to compete for the waters of Chaohu Lake, I don't know how many battles took place and how many men's blood was shed!

In order to control the waters of Chaohu Lake, in the first year of the Eastern Han Dynasty-Jianwu, Emperor Guangwu-Liu Xiu divided the clan's children here, established the "Hefei Marquis Kingdom", and mobilized tens of thousands of people and spent countless money to build a A city of Hefei was built!

Hefei City is close to Feishui, facing Chaohu Lake in the south, with a radius of [-] miles. The city wall is tall and magnificent. It is an important military town in Huainan area. There are six dry gates and three water gates. The water and land transportation is extremely developed. Wanhu was originally the territory of the 'false emperor' - Yuan Shu, and was later occupied by Cao Jun. Now, it has become the base camp of the little overlord - Sun Ce!

After the defeat at Shouchun City, the Jiangdong troops retreated across the board, reduced their forces, and gathered their strength. In half a month, the garrison in Hefei reached [-], with sufficient food and grass, complete armaments, and morale gradually recovered. They practiced formations every day and were ready at any time revenge!

At the same time, Zhou Yu led the fleet back and set up a large water village at the entrance of Chaohu Lake, which was divided into eight water gates. The city was lined up with large ships, and the boats came and went like streets. The sailors lived in it during the day. Raise the flag as a sign, command the advance and retreat, light up the lights at night, the water surface is red, covering an area of ​​more than [-] miles, majestic and daunting!

In order to guarantee the logistics supply, Zhou Yu also transported the grain, grass and ordnance from Lujiang County, all of which were loaded on the boat, surrounded each other, and floated on the water, forming a large "floating granary". , They can't even get into the water village!

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"Woo! - woo! woo!"

The water village is huge, with ships coming and going, flags fluttering, and horns constantly flying. The command ship in the middle is a mighty Yuhuang boat, as white as snow, fifteen feet long and four feet high. It is divided into three floors. , can accommodate thousands of soldiers, floating on the water, majestic, the command cabin is closed around, and the souls of Jiangdong-Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are sitting inside!

"Brother!—We've stumbled this time!"

"Brother!—We've really hit the ground running this time!"

"woo woo woo woo!"

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In the command cabin of the big boat, there was a black lacquered tray, a plate of grilled perch, a jug of fine wine, and two wine glasses. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were sitting opposite each other, both sighing and feeling aggrieved!

Since the beginning of the army, the two brothers have joined hands to fight against the enemy, and they have been invincible and invincible. They swept the six counties in the east of the Yangtze River, forced Yuan Shu to death in the north, captured Lujiang County, attacked Liu Biao in the west, captured Xiakou City, and wiped out hundreds of troops in the south. The Yue tribe has expanded the land for thousands of miles, and has conquered more than [-] people. When the names of Sun Lang and Zhou Lang are mentioned, all the princes of the world are frightened!

You know, there are mountains beyond the mountains, there is a sky beyond the sky, and behind the ruthless people there are ruthless people. In the battle of Huainan, they met their lifelong rival-Xiao Yi, lost the battle, lost face, and became brothers and sisters...

One traveled hundreds of miles back and forth, painstakingly, endured hardships, and was treated as a monkey by others. In front of the elders of his hometown, he did a big somersault, vomited blood in anger, and greatly hurt his vitality!

The other was even more unlucky. They were attacked late at night, and their horses stepped into the battalion. Thousands of soldiers died in battle. The discarded ordnance, flags, gongs and drums... Countless, the camp that was built with great difficulty was also lost, and more than [-] people escaped with their backs Here, it's really awe-inspiring!

Such a setback, for two proud people, is more uncomfortable than cutting them a few times. It is really heartbreaking, and I shed tears... I remember the last time I cried, when they were six years old, they were killed by a big boy from a neighboring village. The child was bullied, and the two stood up to resist, but unfortunately they were not as strong as others, they were severely repaired, and they cried for a long time. The most depressing thing is that the bad boy who bullied them... also seems to have the surname 'Xiao' of!

"It's not too late to make amends. Although we suffered a defeat, we still have 10,000+ troops left. We can regroup and fight to the death!"

"Your brother is justified. You will gain a lot of wisdom if you suffer from it. There is no general who is not defeated. As long as we learn the lesson, we will have a long life and we will be able to avenge our hatred!"

It's a good thing that they are heroes on one side. After learning from the pain, the two quickly cheered up, summed up the experience and lessons, and sought the way to defeat the enemy. Finally, they came to three conclusions:

First of all, the enemy is unprecedentedly powerful, and it must not be underestimated anymore. Since Xiao Yi debuted, he has led troops on the battlefield, conquered all directions, invincible and invincible. Many heroes have become skeletons in his hands. Xiong, Li Jue, Guo Si, Niu Fu, Cao Bao, Ji Ling, Yan Liang, Wen Chou... Countless, they all turned into souls of the dead!

Such an enemy as tough as a tiger, as fierce as a wolf, and as cunning as a fox, must be dealt with with all-out strength and caution. The two of them underestimated the enemy before, and they thought they could calculate their opponents. This is the humiliation of Huo Shan. , The defeat of Shouchun!

Secondly, although he suffered a defeat, the initiative of the war is still under his control. There are more than [-] Jiangdong soldiers and horses, well-trained, sufficient armaments, and food and grass are not a problem. Keep sending them, besides, Hebei-Yuan Shao will also support some of them, this 'money bag' is useless!

On the contrary, Xiao Yi did not have this condition. He was at a disadvantage in terms of number of soldiers and horses, and they still came from a long distance. The soil and water were not acclimatized. The soldiers were prone to diseases, and hundreds of thousands of them fell down at every turn. They all relied on land to transport food, grass and ordnance , not only the distance is long and the transportation is difficult, but also the reserves are insufficient, so it is difficult to last long!

In the end, the way for a military strategist to win is to 'use your own strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses'. Xiao Yi is indeed good at fighting, but he is short of food and grass. In this case, we will not confront him head-on, but stick to the city and build barriers. Fight a protracted war of attrition and starve your opponent to death!

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu calculated that the Cao Ying Group fought on two fronts, dispatched hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and more than a million civilians, consuming countless grain and grass. With the grain reserves of Cao's army, they were allocated to the Huainan battlefield, so they persisted. After two or three months, if this limit is exceeded, once the food and grass run out, the army will be defeated without a fight!

Some people may think that when fighting on the battlefield, you should put out soldiers and horses, fight with real knives and guns, beat a corpse piled up like a mountain, blood flow into a river, and use your own bravery to conquer the most powerful enemy. What a hero!

If it is a duel between two knights, the white knife goes in, the red knife comes out, and the corpses of the two lie down, blood flowing for five steps, but it is very admirable, but on the battlefield of thousands of troops, this is just "the courage of a man", To put it simply, it is mentally retarded, idiot, fool, hydrocephalus, head kicked by a donkey...

Fighting on the battlefield, fighting for life and death, using everything, such as chopping, stabbing, flooding, burning, poisoning, counterintuitive tricks, beauty tricks... as long as it can put the enemy to death, it is a good strategy, and so is the strategy of cutting off food. One of them, and one of the most powerful!

In the original Chu-Han conflict, Liu Bang’s ability to command troops was far inferior to that of the overlord Xiang Yu. He lost his wife and children in one battle, but he fought and lost repeatedly. In the war, with sufficient money and food and a large number of people, it took five years to exhaust Xiang Yu and establish the Han Dynasty!

In the same way, now that Xiao Yi's soldiers are short of food, the benefit lies in a quick battle, while the Jiangdong side has more soldiers and sufficient food, the benefit is protracted, how to choose tactics is self-evident!

The future history books will only record: Sun Lang and Zhou Lang are wise and brave, took the lead, defeated the butcher Xiao Yi, saved the people from fire and water, admired by the world, and called peerless heroes... Don't forget, history is written by the victors!

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After some discussion, the two convened the generals of the battalions and announced a new strategic policy: "Build barriers, dig trenches, accumulate food and grass, stick to Hefei, don't fight, don't fight, don't pursue, as long as you persist for three months, this battle Even if we win!"

If Xiao Yi mobilized his troops and took the initiative to attack, there would be nothing to fear. With the strength of Hefei city defenses, the strength of Jiangdong's troops, and sufficient weapons, food and grass, it would be no problem to stick to it for half a year. What a big tooth!

Taking a step back, even if Xiao Yi is good at fighting and used tricks to break Hefei City, (this kind of thing is not new, Shouchun, Xiapi, Chang'an, Jincheng... are all like this, Xiao Lang's attack on the city can break everything) , that doesn't matter, the Jiangdong people can retreat into the water village, use the [-]-mile waters, and continue to persevere!

As we all know, most of Cao's troops are from the north, jumping horses and bending bows, crossing mountains and ridges, there is no problem at all, they can be called "tigers on land", but it is not good to let them go into the water, a group of landlubbers - don't vomit your gall when you get on the boat Come out, even if they are lucky!

The generals of the navy, headed by Zhou Yu, even secretly expected that Xiao Yi had better get a head start and lead the troops into Chaohu Lake. If so, they would have dozens of ways to drown the enemy in the waters, capture the enemy alive, and take revenge. At that time, he stripped Xiao Yi naked, tied him to the flagpole of the warship, and used the cold wind to freeze his...

After the meeting, Sun Ce specially sent people to catch two tortoises in Chaohu Lake, one for himself and the other for Zhou Yu. He watched and pondered every day, thinking that to sharpen our will, we are like turtles, shrinking into the firm. Shell, if you don't show your head, who can do anything to me?

Chapter 852 Gold and iron horse, another year!

"Two tortoises! Two tortoises!... Running slowly, running slowly, one with its head shrunk, one with its tail hidden, what to do? What to do?... With the hammer in hand, smash the turtle Use the husks to make ling jelly!"

Xuanjia Army Camp - In the tent of the Chinese Army, Xiao Yi was lying on the handsome table with a frown, humming a nursery rhyme he had adapted, while looking at his newly acquired pets, two white turtles the size of a palm, on the shell of the tortoise. Names are engraved on the dagger - Sun Ce, Zhou Yu!

When Daoxiang went to the river to collect herbs, she found two rare little white crows, and brought them back. Feeling touched, Xiao Yi exchanged with the little girl with a secret recipe for 'enhancing breasts and beautifying face'. , and even named the two white turtles, thinking day and night how to make them into a pair of 'turtle jelly'!

The two little white tortoises were quite spiritual, aware of the danger, they always hid in their shells and couldn't get out. Xiao Yi tried many methods: coercion, temptation, intimidation, beating... Unfortunately, nothing worked, the two little white tortoises were amazingly patient , If you can't tell your head, you won't stand out. It's really like its name!

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were practicing the 'Turtle Magic'. Jiangdong's troops shrank in all directions and hid in Hefei-Chaohu. No matter how the situation changed, they refused to come out. In order to lure the 'turtle' out of the cave, they decided to fight quickly , Xiao Yi used many means...

First of all, they sent cavalry to provoke them, and scolded each other outside Hefei every day. They went up to their ancestors, down to their relatives and friends, and baptized them all with foul language. The result... Sun Ce and Zhou Yu suppressed their anger and refused to fight!

Secondly, the Xuanjia army retreated across the board, abandoning many barriers and towns, and made a look of 'the food and grass are exhausted, and the morale of the army is unstable', hoping that the Jiangdong army will take advantage of the situation to pursue and kill them. The result... Sun Ce and Zhou Yu locked the city gates, Refuse to strike!

In the end, Xiao Yi personally wrote the 'challenge letter' and sent archers to shoot into the city, saying that he adored 'Jiangdong Erqiao' and hoped to have some relationship 'beyond the friendship between men and women'. As a result, seven or eight letters were sent out, all The mud cow has entered the sea, and there is no news at all!

There was really no other way, the enemy army refused to come out, Xiao Yi was furious, and planned to send the two white turtles there to humiliate Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, but on second thought, he gave up this plan again!

"Turtle" is used as a curse in later generations, representing a "green hat". However, in the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was an auspicious animal, symbolizing health, longevity, prosperity and wealth. For example, officials' big seals often have Carving a tortoise can gather wealth and wealth, and ordinary people are not qualified to use it!