Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Chapter 703 703 Empress Wu Lie 49

After Cao Hongcai left Shouchun, he found that his team was shrinking, and less than half of his soldiers ran away within two days.He was so angry that he spent most of the night registering the fleeing soldiers of each army one by one, and finally found out that those who fled were all from Xuzhou native place.So he didn't take the deserter matter to heart, and hurriedly took the rest of the soldiers to Yanzhou.

But he had just reached the border of Qiao County, and more than 2000 people ran around him.

This made Cao Hong unable to bear it anymore.

Why didn't the Yanzhou soldiers go back with him?

Check to see why.

He stopped to count all the people, spent a day's work, and came to a reliable conclusion that the remaining soldiers in the early four thousand years around him were all men with family members in Yanzhou.Those who ran away in the past two days were all bachelors without families.

Cao Hong was so angry that he raised his head and scolded his mother, and secretly vowed in his heart that he would lead troops to go out in the future. When ordering soldiers, he would first ask if he had a family in Yanzhou.

After Cao Hong was angry, he ordered the remaining grain and grass in the army to feed the remaining soldiers. Anyway, it is not far from Yanzhou, and the remaining grain and grass are enough to reach the border of Yanzhou.Yuan Shu's army did not chase them out, and there was no one to stop them from Xuzhou. The soldiers who had been rushing for several days felt sleepy after having a full meal.Cao Hong also felt tired. After calculating the remaining distance and safety, he waved his hand and camped in place to rest for a day.

His delay on the road provided convenience for Sun Ce who was chasing after him.The next day, less than half a day after Cao Hong broke camp again, Sun Ce arrived at the camp where he had camped the night before.Sun Ce and Zhou Yu ordered the guards to count the remaining embers of the camp stove. After getting the number, they clapped hands with Zhang Hong and laughed.

"Zigang, Gongjin, less than half of Cao Hong's 1 people are left. Mr. Shui Jing can stop them with three feet. Come here, pass on the order, and set up camp here today and rest early for half a day. , leave early tomorrow.”

Sun Ce ordered to set up camp to rest, and just escaped Cao Hong's sentry in the rear.The whole army had a good rest for half a day and one night, and set off at dawn on the second day after cooking at five o'clock. Sun Ce and the others set off early, and they were only half a day away from Cao Hong's army.

After passing Cao Hong's camp again, Sun Ce frowned and said to Zhou Yu and Zhang Hong, "Cao Hong walked very slowly this way."

This speed does not seem to be fleeing back, but Youyouzai seems to be returning to the camp in victory.

Zhang Hong said: "Bo Fu, it is likely that Cao Hong was relieved when he saw that Shouchun did not send troops to pursue him, and he only relaxed when he arrived at Qiao County, which is very close to Yanzhou. Their marching speed was not slow a few days ago."

"Oh, what you said makes sense." Sun Ce nodded, took out the detailed map Wu Guotai gave him, and called Zhou Yu and Zhang Hong to take a look together.

"Our current position, Cao Hong should be here in front of us. If they march at the speed of these two days, they should arrive at the ambush site of Mr. Shui Jing at noon tomorrow."

"Bo Fu, let's set off early tomorrow and arrive at the ambush site at noon to help Mr. Shui Jing."

Zhang Hong thought about it and said, "That's not right. We will arrive at noon tomorrow. The soldiers are exhausted. I'm afraid we will face Cao Hong and his soldiers. We will suffer. Bo Fu, how about we go another twenty miles? Such soldiers Tomorrow, if you have to go less than twenty miles, you will have the energy to intercept Cao Hong."

After thinking about it, Sun Ce nodded in agreement with Zhang Hong's proposal, and he immediately sent an order, and the army continued to move forward after a nap.After the scout horses at the outpost ran back and reported seeing Cao Hong's scout horses from a distance, Sun Ce sent an order to set up camp.

Zhou Yu rubbed his hands and said excitedly to Sun Ce and Zhang Hong: "I can't wait to see tomorrow's battle. I wonder if Mr. Shui Jing will be as excited as I am now with the three of them."

Zhang Hong laughed, "Gongjin, let alone you, even I am curious. If you can really see the results of using grass, trees and stones as soldiers to stop the enemy army in recent years, it will be a worthwhile trip and a worthwhile life." .”

Sun Ce laughed out loud, his handsome smile dazzled the eyes of the guards around him.

"I can't wait to watch it too. It is said that this innate gossip array has a background."

Sun Ce's mysterious words aroused the interest of Zhang Hong and Zhou Yu, but he changed the subject and refused to talk about it.

"Let's rest early tonight, and break out at dawn at five o'clock tomorrow. With our marching speed, as long as Mr. Shui Jing can block Cao Hong for two hours, we will arrive."

Sima Hui took Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan, and when they arrived in Qiaojun, they chose the place to set up an ambush.The four of them rode around Qiaojun, and finally chose the vicinity of the Wohe River.Then the five thousand soldiers they brought started to get busy.It took me three full days to make mountains on the ground, dig holes, transplant trees, and move stones, before I put all the stones, trees, etc. in the correct position according to Mr. Shui Jing's request.

After everything was set up, Sima Hui wanted to pick someone in to try out the formation.

Zhuge Liang suggested to Sun Quan, "Zhongmou, why don't you choose some soldiers to go into battle with you?"

Sun Quan excitedly agreed, but he had one foot in front of the battle, but he turned to Sima Hui and said, "Sir, if I don't come out for an hour, will you come to pick me up?"

"Let Shi Yuan go in and pick you up." Sima Hui responded casually.

It's good that someone comes to pick you up.

Sun Quan knew that he didn't understand the formation at all, and he was not annoyed by being appointed by Sima Hui and Zhuge Liang as the people who tried the formation. no.

As for which direction Sun Quan chooses to enter from, it doesn't matter which direction he reads.He happily chose the direction Cao Hong came from, and marched into the battle with a dozen or so soldiers.

Before entering the battle, Sun Quan told them, "Follow me well, don't get separated from me, or my senior brother will come in to pick up people later and take me out, so he may not be here to find you."

The soldiers were so frightened that they hurriedly led the other around Sun Quan's body.

At the beginning of the battle, Sun Quan could see Sima Hui in the distance, and Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang standing beside him with smiles.This made him calm down and walked forward.I didn't walk a few steps and came across a tree, so I went around it.Encountered a puddle that is not too big, go around it.If you encounter another stone that is not too big, go around again.Come across a small slope, climb up.

Sun Quan firmly believed that if he didn't turn a corner and just walked in one direction, there would be absolutely no problem.

Sima Hui, standing on a high place outside the formation, twirled his beard and smiled. Sun Quan didn't understand the formation at all.In terms of Sun Quan's own qualifications, he really didn't want to accept him as a disciple.But after comparing Sun Quan's two-year-old Sun Xiang, that child has a crooked disposition since he was a child.

Now that a cooperation agreement has been reached with Wu Guotai, one must be accepted as an in-house disciple. It is Sun Quan's character that has room for teaching.

Pang Tong watched Sun Quan circling in the formation, shook his head slightly disapprovingly and said to Zhuge Liang: "Zhongmou is simple-minded, you shouldn't do this, just a few soldiers to test the formation method."

The implication is that he does not agree with Zhuge Liang's proposal just now.

Zhuge Liang answered Pang Tong with a smile, "Shiyuan, Zhongmou doesn't mind. He is also curious about the gossip array. I just want to fulfill his wish. Even if I don't propose it, he will ask the master."

"Kong Ming, you're encouraging him to join the battle and he's asking the master himself are two different things. You are his senior brother, and if you hide your narrow thoughts, it's not enough to be a senior brother."

Pang Tong's words had the meaning of teaching his mentor and younger brother as a senior brother, Zhuge Liang hurriedly bowed seriously, and saluted Pang Tong with his fists clasped.

"Senior brother is right. Kong Ming shouldn't be narrow minded to joke with Zhongmou. Please forgive me sir and senior brother. I will go in immediately to pick up Zhongmou and come out to apologize to him."

Sima Hui nodded and let Zhuge Liang lead the battle.Then he said sternly to Pang Tong: "Shiyuan, with your temper, alas, Kong Ming is your younger brother. From the perspective of a teacher, I agree with what you said just now. But from the perspective of an elder, you will never talk about Kong Ming again. "

Pang Tong was puzzled, as the big brother among the disciples who entered the room, it was his duty to discipline the junior juniors below him inappropriately.Then he asked Sima Hui: "Sir, why is this?"

"You and Zhuge Liang's horoscopes are mutually exclusive, and when you leave the teacher, you must remember to be separated from him and never communicate with him."

Pang Tong was stunned, but seeing Sima Hui's serious demeanor, he said something solemnly, whether it was for himself or for Zhuge Liang, there were fates that would punish each other, keeping them far away was also the meaning of the husband wanting to protect his brothers and sisters .Thinking of this, he immediately bowed and responded: "I respect the orders of the master."

Sima Hui said again: "Don't talk about this with Kong Ming."

Pang Tong nodded in understanding.He knew that Sima Hui had a good relationship with his uncle, and it seemed that the husband meant to avoid Zhuge Liang himself, that is, Zhuge Liang would have the upper hand and punish him, so he immediately took Sima Hui's words to heart.

Sun Quan participated in the formation and knew the size of the eight trigrams formation. He thought that as long as he insisted on not turning, one hour would be enough to form the formation.But the more he walked, the more uncertain he was. There were small puddles around rocks, and small trees around big trees. Although the hills were not high, he had already climbed them several times.

The soldiers who followed him also found that they were going around in circles, so they suggested to Sun Quan.

"Second Young Master, I have already climbed this slope several times, stop and rest for a while, and see how to go."

Although we all knew it was a test formation, but we kept walking like this, and my heart was still a little hairy.

Sun Quan looked around and said to Shi Chang, "What if we move the stones together and cut down the trees? Will we be able to break the formation?"

Zhuge Liang had already walked very close to them at this time, and he answered after hearing the words: "Zhongmou, if you do this, this gossip formation will become a killing formation, don't say you only have ten people, it's a thousand people!" The army and horses are also a dead word in it."

Sun Quan heard Zhuge Liang's voice but couldn't see anyone, so he hurriedly shouted: "Kong Ming, come and save me."

Zhuge Liang went around and saw that Sun Quan was already covered in sweat. Thinking about Pang Tong saying that he was a senior brother, it was too much to tease Sun Quan so narrowly, so he hurriedly said to Sun Quan: "Zhongmou, I shouldn't suggest that you come to visit the battle of."

Sun Quan waved his hand indifferently, "Kong Ming, I also wanted to come in and take a look. It's my fault that I can't learn these things myself, so I was trapped in the formation and couldn't get out."

Zhuge Liang led the people out, and Sun Quan realized that he had only walked for half an hour inside, which felt like walking for half a day.He clutched his chest and said to Sima Hui: "Sir, if this formation is ten times a hundred times bigger, wouldn't it be useless for a hundred thousand troops?"

Sima Hui smiled, and said to Sun Quan, "Idiot." Ignore him again.

Ren Sun Quan worried over and over in his heart that if Cao Hong didn't pass by here, not only would his work be in vain, but it would be a pity if Cao Hong was sent back to Yanzhou.

After the big formation was set up, Cao Hong led the people over.He was also cautious and sent out sentries before and after.But it was approaching the gossip formation, and the scouts behind sent flying horses to report that Sun Ce was leading the army to chase after them, and they were only twenty or thirty miles away.

Cao Hong's first reaction was where did Sun Ce come from?From Lujiang County?He and Guan Yu have been around Shouchun for so long, Sun Ce should not be in Lujiang County, otherwise he would have to come to Guan Yu to settle accounts just to look good.

And then from Guangling County?Then Guan Yu was afraid something was going to go wrong.

Cao Hong deliberately stopped and waited for work, waiting for Sun Ce to catch up and kill him by surprise.But when he heard that the number of troops brought by Sun Ce seemed to exceed ten thousand, he immediately urged the soldiers to speed up their pace so that Sun Ce could not catch up.At the same time, sent sentry scouts and horses to Yanzhou to notify Cao Cao's army and horses to come to meet them.

Don't be afraid, after leaving Qiao County, it will soon be the boundary of Yanzhou. Cao Hong comforted himself, and at the same time used this reason to comfort the soldiers.

The consequence of speeding up the march was that Cao Hong's sentry must report the situation back and forth twenty miles back and forth, which broke the practice.

More than an hour later, Sun Ce arrived with his army, and Pang Tong and Sun Quan were waiting by the roadside.

"Marquis Wu, Cao Hong and others have already entered the battle, please follow the students to watch from above."