The Battle for the Jade Seal (I)
Jin Xuan learned that Sun Jian had captured the jade seal and secretly sent someone to Yuan Shao to report. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao discussed the matter. The memorial was presented in detail. Sun Jian hid the jade seal, which was tantamount to rebellion. He ordered Cao Cao's general Xiahou Chun to be the chief general and Cheng Yu to be the military adviser. He led Cao Cao's 50,000 troops, Yuan Shao's 50,000 troops, Xuzhou's 30,000 troops and Beihai's 30,000 troops to attack Sun Jian.
Sun Jian had been working hard in Xiapi for many years, and he had ample food and grass. He had a total of 90,000 cavalry and infantry. His subordinates Huang Gai, Han Dang, Cheng Pu and Zhu Zhi, his younger brother Jing, and his sons Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi and Sun Lang were all brave generals. His daughter's grandson, Shang Xiang, although young, is skilled in martial arts and is also a hero among women.
To the north of Xiapi was Duyang, the throat of Beihai, Xuzhou, and Xiapi. Sun Jian wanted to station a large number of troops here, but he was afraid that Jin would take advantage of the empty Xiapi to attack.
Sun Jian thought for a long time and thought of a plan. He sent Sun Quan to Jianye to meet Zhuge Liang. When the two of them were seated, Sun Quan said,"My father thinks that the King of Changsha is young and talented. He wishes to marry his daughter to you.”
Zhuge Liang smiled and said,"This matter is easy to discuss. I will do my best to help."”
"Thank you for your help, sir." Sun Quan was overjoyed. If so, I will immediately report this to father."
Zhuge Liang wrote a letter and sent it to the Prince of Changsha. When Jin Xuan received the report, he couldn't help but be moved. This Sun Shangxiang was a famous person in the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei's wife. Jin Xuan did not have a good impression of Liu Bei. He calculated in his heart that this opportunity was rare and precious, so he might as well do both public and private things.
Then he wrote a letter: " I heard that Miss Shangxiang is a hero among women. This marriage is feasible. Cheng Yu is resourceful and resourceful. Xiahou Chun is a brave general of the world. Moreover, his troops are more than twice as strong. There are many good generals in Xiapi City. If Sun Jian fails, he will have no place to stand except to join our army. With the help of external forces, he obtained many talents. Zhuge Liang planned by himself without asking for instructions.”
Zhuge Liang laughed as he read the letter and wrote a letter to Sun Jian,""The lord has already agreed to the marriage. There is a war in Xiapi and you are already a noble. How can you be in a dangerous place? You can quickly send your family to Changsha. In addition, my lord is in a high position. I'm afraid you will provoke criticism in the court if you lead troops to help. If it's inappropriate, you can lead the army to surrender. My lord will definitely use them according to their talents.”
Sun Jian received the letter, exultation, immediately ordered Sun Shangxiang to take his female soldiers to escort their families to Changsha. With no worries in the rear, he ordered Sun Jing, Zhu Zhi and Sun Lang to lead 20,000 troops to guard Xiaopi, and himself led the rest of the army to defend Duyang.
A few days later, Xiahou Chun and the others arrived. Yuan Shao's army was led by General Gao Lan and Advisor Xu You. Xiahou Chun gathered his generals to discuss the strategy of attack. Although Xu You is a man who loves money and is lascivious, he is quick-witted.
Xu You said,"Sun Jian is brave, and Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang are brave generals. Now that Sun Jian is guarding Duyang, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is better to lure the enemy out of the city by feigning defeat, and then set up an ambush to cut off the enemy's road. Sun Jian's army is small and will certainly fail.”All the generals praised the plan.
The next day, Xiahou Chun led his troops to challenge Sun Jian. Sun Jian stood on the city wall and pointed at the alliance army."With such a force, we won't be afraid even if there are 100,000 more.”After saying that, he ordered his soldiers to leave the city to fight.
The two armies faced each other in a circle. Sun Jian rode in the middle, Sun Ce on the left, Sun Quan on the right, Huang Gai, Han Dang and Cheng Pu behind him, followed by 30,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry.
Xiahou Chun rode his horse to challenge him, and Cheng Pu came out to meet him. After a few rounds of fighting, Xiahou Chun turned his horse back and fled. Sun Jian saw that the morale of the allied forces was low, so he led his troops to attack. Xiahou Chun was defeated and fled. Sun Jian saw that the enemy general was in front and led his troops to chase. "I have heard that Cao Cao's army is in high spirits," said Sun Quan,"but now they are defeated at the first touch. I fear they are plotting something.”Sun Jian quickly recalled his thoughts and ordered the army to return.
At this time, the ambush army had risen. Gao Lan led the army from the left back, Cheng Yu led the army from the right back, and Xiahou Chun led the army from the front. Sun Jian saw that it was too late to return, so he ordered Sun Quan and Huang Gai to lead the left wing to meet Gao Lan, Han Dang and Cheng Pu to lead the right wing to meet Cheng Yu, and himself and Sun Ce to lead the central army to meet Xiahou Chun.
Xiahou Chun was a brave general at that time. He fought with Sun Jian for more than ten rounds, but Sun Jian was no match for him. Sun Ce raised his gun and attacked. The two of them really met their match and fought until they could not be separated.
At this moment, Cao Cao's entire army had moved out, with 160,000 soldiers surrounding Sun Jian's 60,000 soldiers. Fortunately, Sun Jian managed to hold back his troops in time, and the generals were skilled in martial arts, so they were able to hold on. On the city, Sun Yi saw that Sun Jian's army was surrounded and could not charge out. He only left a few soldiers to defend the city and led 10,000 troops into the array.
For a moment, sounds of killing could be heard, and the battle was extremely intense. Sun Yi had fewer soldiers, and with his sharp spirit, he was able to join forces with Sun Jian. Soon, he was surrounded by the alliance army. Cheng Yu saw that Sun Jian's army had already turned out in full force, so he sent 10,000 troops to attack Duyang. Duyang was outnumbered, and it was not long before it was breached. The soldiers in the city saw that the situation was urgent and quickly burned the grain and baggage before circling the city.
Sun Jian saw the fire in the city and knew that the city had been lost. He ordered the army to break through and retreat to Xiapi. Sun Ce led his troops forward, followed by the rest of the army. No one in the alliance army could stop Sun Ce. As a result, the generals protected Sun Jian and fought their way out, retreating in the direction of Xiapi.
Xiahou Chun saw that his troops were tired and ordered them not to pursue. He ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and enter Duyang to rest. More than 30,000 soldiers were killed, most of whom were from Xuzhou and Beihai. Although they won, it was a tragic victory. The strongest of the allied forces were Cao Cao's soldiers, followed by Yuan Shao's soldiers. The Xu and Beihai soldiers were the weakest, so it was impossible for them not to suffer when they encountered the powerful Sun Jian's soldiers.
Sun Jian gathered soldiers and horses on the way. When he saw that more than 20,000 soldiers had been defeated, he was angry at the tricks of the allied forces and scolded them endlessly. However, things have come to this point, there is nothing to do, led the army back to Xiapi.
After Sun Jian retreated to Xiapi, he gathered his troops and food to make a plan to defend himself.
At this time, Cao Cao saw that Xiapi could not be captured for a long time, so he sent Le Jin with 50,000 troops to help Xiahou Chun. Xiahou Chun saw that the Xuzhou army and the Beihai army were not good at fighting, so he ordered the remaining 40,000 troops of the two armies to be stationed in Duyang as support. He led 140,000 troops to besiege Xiapi.
Xiahou Chun went to challenge Sun Jian several times, and Sun Jian sent Sun Ce to fight. Other than Xiahou Chun, no one else could match him. After Sun Jian had fallen into the trap last time, he had ordered them not to pursue the enemy. Xiahou Chun had tried everything he could, and the soldiers in the city had only pursued for a few hundred meters before withdrawing.
While the two armies were at a stalemate, the Yellow Turban remnants Guan Hai, Liu Pi, Gong Du, and others gradually recovered their strength and gathered 60,000 troops to attack Runan. Zhang Xun sent someone to Yuan Shu for help.
It turned out that Yuan Shu had returned to Shouchun after retreating from Poyang. Liu Yao and Zhang Ying went out of the city to meet him, but they were caught by Yuan Shu. Liu Yao and Zhang Ying surrendered. Yuan Shu received 40,000 Shouchun soldiers and divided them into various armies.
After resting for a few days, Yuan Shu sent Ji Ling and Lei Bao to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Runan. At that time, Guan Hai, Liu Pi, Gong Du and other people were not resourceful people. Although they had 80,000 troops, they were defeated repeatedly and suffered heavy casualties. Ji Ling sent a group of spies to open the city gates in the middle of the night. Guan Hai and others did not have time to defend themselves and were killed by Ji Ling into the city. Guan Hai and others abandoned the city and fled, gathered defeated soldiers, and plundered nearby counties. --
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