Chapter 536 The Battle of Yiling (58)
Sun Heng was defeated so quickly, which surprised everyone present.
In recent years, the Jiangdong Army has been attacking Hefei for the other time except for the battle of sneak attacking Guan Yu in Jingzhou.
The Jiangdong Army had the best water battle in the world, and came and went freely on the Yangtze River, but in land warfare, it was an obvious weakness and a heart disease of Sun Quan.
Sun Quan repeatedly sent troops to Hefei, mainly in echoing Liu Bei's distance. Conquering cities and territories was secondary, and actual combat training was also one of Sun Quan's goals.
If Sun Quan wants to gain a foothold in Huainan and advance north to the Central Plains, it is essential to have a strong army in the land war!
Therefore, every time Sun Quan went to Hefei, the lineup seemed to be strong, but most of the soldiers were new soldiers and their combat power was not strong.
Sun Heng has been following Sun Quan and participated in several Hefei wars. After several baptisms, the army he led has become a land war brigade.
It can be said that Sun Heng's growth is obvious to all and is one of the main achievements of Sun Quan's actual combat training.
Sun Heng's ability to fight in the land was also recognized by the generals of Jiangdong. Sun Quan appointed him as the commander of Liu Bei, not nepotism, and no one raised any questions.
Sun Heng has a firm personality and is not the kind of person who is prone to impulsiveness. His quick defeat can only show that Liu Bei's army is too strong.
Although the civil officials and military officials present were somewhat confident in the water battle, no one thought they could be better than Sun Heng in the land battle.
Although the military generals in the hall are not greedy for life and fear of death, they do not want to become defeated generals.
Therefore, no one took the initiative to come forward and make suggestions to avoid getting angry and falling into silence for a while.
At this important moment, the role of the old minister was shown, and Zhang Zhao offered advice:
"The soldiers come and the generals stop them, and the water comes and the soil is covered! My Jiangdong is full of talents. Although there are many people, there are still more than ten experienced veterans who can be used more. Why worry about Liu Bei?"
When Sun Quan saw the ministers being resigned, he had no idea. After hearing Zhang Zhao's words, he calmed down and asked quickly:
"Mr. Zibu believes that who can be a general?"
Zhang Zhao actually had no good idea. He stood up in time to speak, mainly to stabilize people's hearts. When he saw Sun Quan asking for advice, he had to reluctantly answer:
"The lord can order Han Dang as the chief general, Zhou Tai as the deputy general, Pan Zhang as the vanguard, Luo Tong as the rear of the reunion, Gan Ning raised an army of 100,000 to rescue him, and there is no need to rush to fight. He defended the dangerous places, suspended Liu Bei's advance, and then discussed strategies to break the enemy."
Sun Quan did not lack the generals of the army, but the commander-type talents who could hold back the formation. According to Zhang Zhao's suggestion, he ordered Han Dang and Zhou Tai to lead the generals to quickly reorganize the army and head to the front line.
At this time, Gan Ning, who received the order for the transfer, happened to suffer from dysentery, but he was always strong and could barely follow the symptoms with illness.
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When Liu Bei saw Guan Xing, Zhang Bao made great contributions many times and was happy.
I feel that this Eastern Expedition will allow my two nephews to grow up through the battlefield, and will be the help of my son Liu Chan in the future. This is a great harvest.
Good news came one after another, and Wu Ban sent people to report the victory: He and Zhang Nan and Feng Xi successfully robbed the camp, defeated Sun Heng, and chased Yiling City overnight. Now they have surrounded Yiling City and can attack at any time.
Liu Bei wanted to recover Jingzhou in the shortest time. When he heard that Sun Heng was trapped in Yiling, he couldn't help but exterminate Sun Heng and defeat Yiling.
If Yiling City is destroyed, Liu Bei can block the waterway of reinforcements from Jiangdong. The two Jiangling City facing water are equivalent to an isolated city.
It forced Sun Quan to send troops to support him from the land. The Jiangdong Army was not good at land battles, and at that time it was the opportunity for Liu Bei's army to win.
Liu Bei was preparing to quickly take down Yiling and decided to lead his troops to go there.
Liu Bei ordered Huang Quan to lead troops to stop them from the waterway, cut off the contact between the police and Jiangling, and monitor the movements of Cao Pi's army in Jiangbei.
Liu Bei personally led a large army and advanced rapidly on the dry road, and came to the Yilingjiekou to set up camp.
Han Dang and Zhou Tai had already led the army to resist the dangerous places. He knew that Liu Bei's imperial guards came to the battle, and it was reasonable and needed to send troops to fight.
The two led their troops out of the camp, and the two sides faced each other. Han Dang and Zhou Tai took the horse. Liu Bei personally took the horse in the opposite direction, with the yellow Luo taking gold umbrella covers, white flags on both sides, yellow axes, gold and silver flags on both sides, and surrounded them in front and back.
Han Dang was good at bowing, archery, riding, and his strength was extraordinary, so he was appreciated by Sun Jian.
He followed Sun Jian to fight and fight, took risks and difficulties several times, captured the enemy, and made many military achievements. Since Cheng Pu and Huang Gai retreated one after another, he became one of the only remaining veterans in Jiangdong, and was therefore recommended as the chief general by Zhang Zhao.
Although Han Dang had no friendship with Liu Bei, he had a few encounters. He took the opportunity to salute from afar and said loudly to Liu Bei Dang:
"Your Majesty is the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. You should strive to regain the glory of the Han Dynasty. Why do you still have to be in danger? If you have any worries, how can you regret it?"
Liu Bei pointed at Han Dang with a horse whip, Zhou Tai and scolded:
"Your Lord Sun Quan, who is traitorous and despicable, hurts my brothers and sisters, and swears not to stand between heaven and earth!"
Han Dangren is a mature spirit. He knows that his identity is not equal to Liu Bei. The lord Gongsun Quan has always been willing to reach a reconciliation with Liu Bei. He does not want to speak dirty words and offend Liu Bei.
But Liu Bei was quite disrespectful to Sun Quan in his words, so he could not ignore it. He turned his head, looked back at the generals behind him, and asked:
"Who dares to take the opportunity to fight and boost our army's power?"
Xia Xun, the general of the Han Dynasty, relied on his courage and made a move.
After several battles, Zhang Bao, who was behind Liu Bei, had gradually improved his martial arts. Naturally, he would not miss this opportunity to experience. He rushed forward to Guan Xing, held his spear, rode out, shouted loudly, and took Xia Xun.
Zhang Bao was young. Although he had been practicing in Langzhong for many years, it was his first time to go to the battlefield with real swords and guns, and he had no reputation.
Because Zhang Fei is brave and famous among the three armies, the title of Zhang Fei's son alone is enough to shock many people.
A few days ago, Zhang Bao and Sun Heng faced each other, and the record of winning against Li Yi, Xie Jing and other brave generals in Jiangdong had already spread among the Jiangdong army.
Although Xia Xun's martial arts skills are not weak, they are far inferior to Li Yi and Xie Jing. When he saw that Zhang Bao was on the horse, he had not arrived yet, and his voice was like a huge thunder. He was about to leave, but Zhang Bao rode his horse and caught up.
Xia Xun had no choice but to turn over and resist, blocking left and right, and was in a hurry, and was about to die at Zhang Bao's hands.
Zhou Tai's younger brother Zhou Ping was taught by Zhou Tai. He was the best among the younger generation of the Jiangdong Army. He asked himself that his martial arts skills were not inferior to Zhang Bao, but when he saw Xia Xun could not resist the enemy, he waved his sword and rode his horse.
Guan Xing was taken the lead by Zhang Bao and was waiting for the opportunity to take off. Seeing Zhou Ping taking off, he stopped him first. Zhang Bao shouted loudly, and a spear stabbed Xia Xun and knocked off the horse.
Zhou Ping was shocked and caught off guard, and was slashed off the horse by Guan Xing.
After killing the two generals, the two were in a strong sense of fighting and were still unsatisfied. They both fought forward together and took Han Dang and Zhou Tai.
Chapter completed!