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Just south of Guangling, next to the north bank of the Yangtze River, about two miles west of the current Guazhou Steam Ferry Port, there is a small nameless stone mountain. The stone mountain protrudes into the Yangtze River and is surrounded on three sides by the surging river. There is only a rugged path to the north.

Going up the mountain is considered easy to defend but difficult to attack. One man can guard the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it.

But this stone mountain is too small. The area at the top of the mountain is only a few hundred square meters, and the height is only more than 150 meters. It is also far away from the ferry route of this era, and it cannot even play a role in monitoring the route, so this

The previous owners of this piece of land had not paid much attention to this small rocky mountain, and no military fortress was built on the top of the mountain. The top of the mountain was bare, with only some low shrubs growing on it.

Sun Ce's remnant army was trapped on the top of this unknown rocky mountain for a day and a night. The night before, when Sun Ce was unconscious, the ambitious Sun Ce army suffered a humiliating defeat and was defeated by the overall strength of his own side.

The second-rate Xuzhou army, which was just a step behind, was slaughtered with corpses everywhere and was completely defeated. They were driven from the foot of Guangling City to the nameless rocky mountain on the bank of the Yangtze River to survive. Of the more than 6,000 troops during the siege, only 700 were left.

Almost all of the defeated soldiers who arrived were wounded, and all their food, grass and baggage were lost.

Sun Cejun's defeat in this battle can be said to be both cowardly and unjust, because Sun Cejun is actually superior to most of the Xuzhou army in terms of individual combat effectiveness and large corps field combat capabilities, even after the food and grass were burned, the morale of the army was hit.

Despite heavy losses, Sun Cejun, whose main force still remained, was still able to fight in a short period of time. At least he should not have lost so miserably. However, the development of the battle that night made Sun Cejun a big joke, and Tao Ying also

Shuzi achieved great fame.

When the food and grass were burned and the army's morale was shaken, if Sun Ce, who had a high prestige in the army, could hold on, Sun Ce's army would not collapse so quickly. But at this critical moment, Sun Ce vomited blood and fainted, causing the army's morale to be even worse.

Not to mention the vacillation, Sun Ce's army also completely fell into a chaotic situation without a leader. Although Zhou Yu, who succeeded Sun Ce to command the entire army, was resourceful and his commanding ability was definitely not inferior to Sun Ce's, he joined Sun Ce's army too short ago and had not yet established his prestige. He was rushed to command by Yuan Shu.

Sun Ce's army, composed of Sun Jian's army and the old troops of Sun Jian's army, was naturally extremely strenuous. It could not fulfill its orders and could not carry out its tasks, further accelerating the chaos of Sun Ce's army.

If Cheng Pu or Huang Gai had replaced Sun Ce and commanded the entire army that night, maybe the situation would have been better, but Zhou Yu happened to be a person with relatively strong power, and he never thought about humility, so he directly took the position of Sun Ce's deputy.

Honor took over the command of the army. Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were in a hurry and could not compete with Zhou Yu for power. For the benefit of the entire army, they could only temporarily bow their heads and accept Zhou Yu's command. Cheng Pu and Huang Gai could swallow their anger for the sake of the overall situation. The other generals

, especially when a general under Yuan Shu's command would not think so, Sun Cejun's command system would naturally be semi-paralyzed. So even if Zhou Yu himself was unwilling to admit it, in fact he was one of the culprits of Sun Cejun's defeat.

There are two other reasons for the disastrous defeat of Sun Ce's army. First, the composition of Sun Ce's army is complex. Sun Jian's old army, which is the most capable and loyal, only accounts for a small part, and Yuan Shu's army, which has relatively weak combat effectiveness and is unwilling to be buried with Sun Ce, accounts for the majority. This way

Of course, problems are not likely to arise when the army is going well, but when the war is not going well, conflicts and hidden dangers will naturally break out. Second, the Xuzhou army's tactics are excellent and highly targeted. First, they use a variety of tricks and new weapons.

He repeatedly undermined Sun Cejun's confidence, undermined Sun Cejun's morale, and further confused Sun Cejun's decision-making. He then sent the tiger away from the mountain to burn Sun Cejun's food and grass, pushing Sun Cejun to the edge of the cliff of failure.

After pushing Sun Cejun to the edge of the cliff, the Xuzhou army couldn't wait to kick the butt again, and it was extremely vicious. It only kicked the butt of Sun Jian's old troops, the core force of Sun Cejun, and along the way, it bit Sun Cejun's central army composed of Sun Jian's old troops.

However, Yuan Shujun, who was in large numbers, ignored them at all and allowed them to escape. Most of the Yuan Shujun soldiers had no intention of being buried with Sun Ce. They fled for their lives one after another and broke away from Sun Ce's army, causing Sun Ce's army to flee more and more.

The more they fled, the weaker they became. The Xuzhou Army unswervingly adhered to the tactic of capturing the thief first, always holding on to the core strength of Sun Ce's army, and partially killed the dwindling central force of Sun Ce's army by hitting more and less.

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In this way, when most of Yuan Shu's soldiers fled from Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and others could not stand up even if they had the power to reach heaven and earth. They could only desperately protect the unconscious Sun Ce all the way south, and were captured.

The Xuzhou army chased them like ducks to the edge of the Yangtze River. Along the way, they threw away their helmets and armor, their horses galloped, trampled on each other, corpses were strewn on the ground, and they suffered extremely heavy casualties. After escaping to the Yangtze River ferry, the ships on the dock

However, they had already been expelled from the port by the Xuzhou Navy and could not find a ship to cross the river. The Xuzhou army came from behind and they were about to be surrounded in the blink of an eye.

The situation was urgent. Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and others had no choice but to lead the remaining soldiers westward along the river bank, hoping to find ships to cross the river to escape. However, the more than a thousand naval divisions that Deputy Director Tao had recruited from the Zuo Rong rebels could only fight.

A third-rate person who bullies unarmed civilians is a first-class expert. The nearby ships have long been expelled and confiscated. Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and others could not find even a single-leaf canoe no matter how hard they searched. In addition,

Tao Ying also personally led the Junzi Army back to the front of Sun Ce's defeated army, and formed a pincer attack with the pursuers led by Zhang Jiu. Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and others were about to cry, so they had to lead the remaining army to escape up the three-sided building.

The nameless stone mountain surrounded by water took a break while the Xuzhou army immediately attacked the mountain without mercy, assuming a vicious posture to kill Sun Ce's remaining soldiers.

Fortunately, the easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack terrain of the Nameless Rock Mountain helped Sun Ce's remnant army. The remnant army of Sun Ce, basically composed of Sun Jian's old troops, was able to repulse three attacks by the Xuzhou army from a high position. At the same time, the height of the Nameless Rock Mountain was not too high.

It was so low that the Junzi Army's bows and arrows could not be thrown to cover the top of the mountain. Therefore, after several attacks on the mountain, the remnants of Sun Ce's army were killed and retreated. The Xuzhou army, which had been arrogant for a long time, had to temporarily give up its plan to attack the mountain, change the attack to blockade, and quickly build temporary fortifications.

They blocked the way for the remnants of Sun Ce's army to break out of the encirclement, and at the same time ordered the Xuzhou Navy to tightly block the nearby river to not give Sun Ce's army the slightest chance to escape.

The sun rose again, and the dazzling sunlight gradually covered the top of the nameless stone mountain without vegetation. Sun Ce, who had been comatose for a long time, finally woke up again. Zhou Yu, Huang Gai and others who had been worried for a long time finally breathed a sigh of relief and revealed their

A rare happy smile, but it is a pity that Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai are all unkempt and disheveled at the moment, and their happy smiles are almost as ugly as crying.

"How long have I been unconscious?" Sun Ce, who was lying on a four-wheeled car, asked in a hoarse and weak voice, "Has there been any news about the people who were sent to the river to ask for help?"

The smiles on the faces of Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu and others immediately disappeared. After a long time, Cheng Pu replied feebly: "Returning to Major General, you were only unconscious for one night this time, but several of our soldiers who swam across the river overnight were all killed by Tao Ying.

The young sailors were shot dead in the river, and no one reached the south bank."

Sun Ce's face turned a little pale again, and he did not blame Cheng Pu, Zhou Yu and others for their poor performance. He just ordered in a hoarse voice: "Gong Jin, push me around the mountain to see if there is a chance to break out." Zhou Yu.

He smiled bitterly, but he couldn't hurt Sun Ce anymore, so he could only pull a broken flag and cover it on the car to block Sun Ce's dazzling eyes. Then, with the help of Huang Gai and Cheng Pu, he pushed Sun Ce with one arm to inspect the enemy's situation.

The result of the inspection made Sun Ce heartbroken. The 8,000 tigers and wolves that had been so fierce when they set out from Shouchun now had less than 700 men left, and most of them were wounded, with ragged armor and incomplete weapons.

The soldiers were not fully equipped and mentally exhausted, and they could only rely on slaughtering war horses to eat some raw horse meat to satisfy their hunger. The scene was so desolate that it was unbearable to watch. But at the foot of the mountain, the land roads had long been blocked by antlers and horses and trenches, and people came and went on the river.

They were all ships of the Xuzhou Navy. Groups of Xuzhou soldiers were showing off their power at the foot of the mountain and on the decks of the warships, and were in full array. Not to mention that even the food, grass and baggage of Sun Ce's army had been lost, and not even a fly could even think of flying out.

At the end of the inspection, Sun Ce asked Zhou Yu to park the car on the north side of the stone mountain. After looking at the gentleman's banner in the distance for a moment, Sun Ce finally asked again: "What did Tao Ying do when I was unconscious?"

"At dawn, Tao Ying'er sent an envoy to persuade him to surrender, but we shot him back with random arrows. There has been no further movement since then," Zhou Yu replied.

"Persuading you to surrender?" Sun Ce smiled miserably, and after being silent for a while, Sun Ce asked with difficulty: "How did you persuade Tao Ying to surrender?"

"They're all just rhetoric." Zhou Yu also looked at the gentleman's banner fluttering in the wind in the distance, and said with a sneer: "Tao Ying, you say, loves our talents and bravery very much. As long as we put down our weapons and surrender, we can all keep them and be reused. Ronghua."

Wealth, money, beauty, endless enjoyment.”

Sun Ce stopped talking again. After a long time, Sun Ce said with difficulty: "Gong Jin, Old General Cheng, Old General Huang, in fact, you can accept Tao Ying's persuasion to surrender. With your literary and military talents, no matter where you end up,

, you will definitely be reused. Tao Ying is not an ordinary person, if you surrender to him, he will definitely use you more."

"Young General!" Cheng Pu and Huang Gai screamed together, then knelt down to Sun Ce, clasped their fists and said in unison: "Young General, I have been so kind to you for a long time, but even if I am shattered to pieces, I cannot repay you.

, how can we do such an ungrateful thing to betray the Lord? We are willing to follow the Major General to the death, despite all difficulties and dangers, we are determined to remain unswerving!"

"Bo Fu, is this what you said?" Zhou Yu also said dissatisfied: "You and I are as close as brothers, and we swear to live and die together. Why would I betray my old relationship for the sake of wealth? If you say it again, Yu will kill himself in front of you immediately.

, die to make your ambition clear!"

"Two old generals, please get up quickly." Sun Ce said with difficulty: "Gong Jin, I am not joking with you. You have also seen the current situation. We have no way to go to the sky, no way to the earth, and we have no food and no support.

, even if we kill horses to satisfy our hunger, we will not be able to last for a few days. Within a few days, the whole army will be wiped out and there is no escape. You all have the talents of kings and assistants. Unfortunately, you follow me and are implicated by me so far. Why should you accompany me to die in vain? It is better for others to die in vain.

Surrender to the Lord to gain fame."

"We would rather die than surrender!" Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other generals roared angrily, "We are willing to continue to follow the major general, go through fire and water, be shattered to pieces, and never regret!"

"No one has ever died in life, and his loyal heart will be remembered by history." Zhou Yu said lightly: "I heard that this poem was recited by Tao Ying Xiao'er in Cao Mengde's camp. A hypocrite like Tao Ying Xiao'er is really a villain.

With such ambition, let alone us? Besides, we may not have no way out now, and we still have the opportunity to make a comeback and start all over again.”

"Gong Jin, you don't have to comfort me with these words anymore." Sun Ce said sadly: "In this situation, what chance do we have to survive? What chance do we have?"

"Bo Fu, you said it wrong again." Zhou Yu shook his head and said confidently: "I'm not trying to comfort you with nice words, we really still have a chance! Bo Fu, do you remember that Zhu Junli (Zhu Zhi) brought

Any news about the coming? Yuan Shu sent Ji Ling to lead an army of 30,000 men eastward to capture you. Calculating the distance, it will take at most six or seven days for Ji Ling's army to reach the Guangling battlefield. By then Ji Ling will definitely arrive.

When fighting Tao Ying'er, we can also take the opportunity to break out of the encirclement. We can defend ourselves in front of Yuan Jiujiu for a few more years, then stay under his command for a few years. When you recover from your injuries and reorganize your team, it won't be too late to make a comeback."

"Yes, Major General, what Gong Jin said makes sense." Cheng Pu agreed: "Yuan Shu ordered you to retreat all because of Tao Ying's evil plan to alienate children. Your refusal to retreat is also an excuse for the rare opportunity to retreat and the army is outside.

You can accept your fate, but in fact there is no trace of any reversal. After returning to Yuan Shu's command, as long as you try your best to defend yourself in front of him and dispel his doubts, you may not have a chance to make a comeback."

"It makes sense." Zhu Zhi also agreed: "Major General, please don't forget that you have Qiao Rui under Yuan Shu, and Zhang Xun is on good terms with you. They are all close confidants of Yuan Shu. Just ask them to persuade them.

, we may not be able to persuade Yuan Shu. There are also several of Yuan Shu’s cronies, Yang Hong, Yuan Yin and others. We can also buy them with gold, silver and jewels, and ask them to help deal with it, so that Yuan Shu can be convinced that you have not betrayed, Major General!"

"Although what he said makes sense..." Sun Ce began to feel excited, and asked thoughtfully, "But can Ji Ling get there so quickly?"

"Definitely!" Zhou Yu said decisively: "Jiujiang is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and its military equipment is never neglected. Moreover, the autumn harvest has just ended, and Jiujiang's military supplies are very sufficient. With an order from Yuan Shu's son, Ji Ling's son will immediately lead the army to go on an expedition. It will take more than ten days.

Arriving at the battlefield of Guangling, Zhu Junli had already found out that after Tao Ying'er sent people to separate in Shouchun on the second day of September, Yuan Shu'er began to prepare for the Eastern Expedition, and Ji Ling'er also sent forwards on the sixth day of September. It is estimated that

According to the distance, within seven days at the latest, Ji Ling's vanguard will reach the foot of Guangling City!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu paused, then smiled and said: "It would be better if Ji Ling'er divided his troops into two groups and advanced by land and water. In order to prevent Liu Yao from crossing the river to the north, Yuan Shu's son stationed a heavy army at Liyang Ferry.

The confrontation with Liu Yao's army in Niuzhu has been going on for a year. If Yuan Shu'er sends his troops eastward from now on, then the army will be able to go down the river by boat at a faster speed. If this is the case, perhaps they will be able to reach here within a day or two!

"

"Young General, what Gong Jin said is right. We still have a chance." Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other generals persuaded one after another: "As long as we persist for a few more days, Yuan Shu's army will arrive. By then Tao Ying will

The child is bound to retreat, and the young general can also take the opportunity to escape."

Of course Sun Ce didn't want to die, and the arrogant little overlord didn't want to surrender to the despicable hypocrite Deputy Director Tao. So after listening to these persuasion, Sun Ce rekindled a glimmer of hope in his chest, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay then

, then we will hold on until Yuan Shu's army arrives! I also ask the generals to appease the three armies and hold on to the end!"

"I will obey the command of the Major General!" Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others clasped their fists and raised their hands together, solemnly agreeing. Zhou Yu also bowed and agreed, but after agreeing, Zhou Yu turned his eyes to the distance in the north, and his eyes were full of worry...

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"God bless you!" Zhou Yu murmured in his heart: "I hope Tao Ying didn't think of that method of attacking the mountain, otherwise, we won't be able to hold on for even one day."

Before he finished murmuring in his heart, Zhou Yu's delicate eyes suddenly widened, and his heart suddenly stopped beating, because Zhou Yu had already seen five huge wooden carts on the road to the north, being pushed and pulled by Xuzhou soldiers.

Get off and drive slowly towards this side! Seeing these five wooden carts, Zhou Yu was completely desperate, and said to himself: "I really thought it was so beautiful. That kind of trebuchet first appeared in the hands of Tao Ying'er.

Tao Ying still doesn’t know that trebuchets can be used to attack mountains?”

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As the five Xiangyang artillery pieces slowly approached, the Xuzhou army, which had been confronting the remnants of Sun Ce's army for a day and night, also cheered. Many soldiers even ran forward to help push and pull the Xiangyang artillery pieces, trying to transport the Xiangyang artillery pieces to the position as soon as possible.
To be continued...