Total War (III)
The generals of Jiangxia were all former subordinates of Liu Biao. When they heard the news, they were very anxious. Moreover, most of the families of the generals were in Xiangyang. When they heard that Sun Ce's army was attacking, their hearts were in chaos.
"Xiangyang will be safe," said Chen Gong with a sneer.”
"What is your plan?" asked Cai Mao.”
"This is Jin Xuan's scheme," said Chen Gong."If Sun Ce attacks Xiangyang in a hurry, he'll surely sneak up on us. Now that we are stationed at Red Cliff, we are waiting for our army to come to the rescue, and then we will divide our forces and wipe them out. Moreover, Xiangyang is a strong city. If the people are gathered to help defend it, Sun Ce will have few troops and no siege equipment. It will be difficult to break the city.”
Although the generals heard Chen Gong's words, they were worried about their lord and their families were all in Xiangyang. For a time, they quarreled and wanted to divide their troops to rescue them.
Cai Mao finally decided to let Huo Jun lead 50,000 troops to save Xiangyang and ordered him to challenge Jin Xuan's main force to prevent Huo Jun's troops from being ambushed.
Seeing that things had come to this, Chen Gong sneered and left.
Cai Mao led his troops to the Jinxuan camp to challenge him. Jin Xuan led his troops to fight. Behind him were three female generals, all as beautiful as flowers. They were Madam Zhu Rong, Sun Shangxiang and Liu Min. Dian Wei, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao led their troops to the front of the battle.
The two armies faced each other.
Jin Xuan personally led his troops to fight, which made Cai Mao feel a little more at ease. Cai Mao thought that since Jin Xuan was here, the camp would be heavily guarded and the possibility of Huo Jun's troops being attacked would be lowered.
Cai Mao's general Huang Zu rode forward, and Jin Xuan sent Zhao Yun to fight. The two horses had only exchanged three blows when Zhao Yun snatched away Huang Zu's saber. He then rode his horse forward and grabbed Huang Zu alive.
Cai Zhong and Cai He rode their horses to save him, but they were blocked by Ma Chao, who was fighting two against one.
When Cai Mao saw this, he led his army to attack and rob Huang Zu. Jin Xuan waved his hand, and the generals immediately returned to the formation. The formation opened up a path for Jin Xuan and the others to retreat into the formation.
Jin Xuan had just returned to the formation when the podao soldiers in the front turned to the side, revealing the crossbowmen behind them. Strong crossbows flew in all directions, and Cai Mao's troops were in chaos.
Cai Mao had seen the dangers of strong crossbowmen, and seeing the front line being thwarted, he sounded the bell and retreated back to the city.
Cai Mao had just returned to the city when a group of defeated troops came from the north. The Golden Whirlwind Cavalry chased after them. The guards looked carefully and recognized that the defeated army was under Huo Jun. Cai Mao hurriedly ordered the city gates to be opened. After the defeated army entered the city, some of the soldiers suddenly switched sides and killed the soldiers at the city gate. They took off their outer covers and revealed the Golden Whirlwind Army uniform. It turned out that they were the Golden Whirlwind Army in disguise and had mixed into the defeated army.
The Golden Whirlwind Soldiers formed a formation to protect the city army and waited for reinforcements. When Cai Mao saw this, he was very anxious and quickly led his troops to seize the gate. Unexpectedly, although there were not many of these soldiers, they were all quite skilled. Ten of them formed a circular formation, and the soldiers moved according to the formation, cooperating with each other. Although Cai Mao's army was large, because the city gate was narrow, there was no place to exert strength.
The Golden Whirlwind Cavalry arrived and joined forces with the infantrymen to wait for the main force. The rear troops quickly got into position, and the Great Saber Soldiers showed their might. The battle quickly became one-sided. Wherever the Great Saber Soldiers passed, those who blocked them died immediately, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
The broadsword soldiers pushed forward according to the formation. The Jiangxia guards could not stand still and began to scatter. Chen Gong led his troops over and ordered his soldiers to stop before sending his spearmen forward. He ordered the archers to occupy the high ground and shoot down.
Seeing that the archers were very lethal, the Golden Revolution Soldiers came over in groups. One group was podao soldiers, and the other was strong crossbowmen. The podao soldiers covered the strong crossbowmen, and the strong crossbowmen searched for their own targets and shot down the archers on the houses one by one.
At this moment, they had already reached the crossroads, the Golden Revolution Army split into three groups and pushed forward. The Jin army returned more and more, Chen Gong saw that the situation was difficult to reverse, ordered each to lead the army to open the north gate out of the city, back to Xiangyang. He and Cai Mao led the army to the rear.
At this moment, all the generals had images of Chen Gong. When they saw Chen Gong, they abandoned Cai Mao and gathered their troops to surround him. Cai Mao was spared and fled the city with the remnants of his army.
Cai Mao and the others left the city and gathered the defeated soldiers to move forward. However, they saw a group of people blocking their way. The leader was a red-faced man with a long beard. It was Guan Yu leading his cavalry to charge over. How could Cai Mao and the others defeat Guan Yu? Moreover, Guan Yu's cavalry was elite. The podao soldiers covered the arrows on both sides, and the spearmen were concentrated inside to attack Cai Mao's army. Cai Mao's army was defeated and fled in all directions.
Cai Mao and the others had just gathered the defeated soldiers when a general led his army to attack. It was General Wei Yan. At this time, Cai Mao's army had no intention of fighting, but Wei Yan's army was a fresh force. As soon as the two armies met, Cai Mao's army collapsed. At this time, Sun Ce's troops arrived again and blocked the path of the defeated soldiers. Guan Yu's troops caught up from behind, and the three armies intercepted and killed Liu Biao's troops.
Cai Mao and the others managed to escape to Xiangyang, but only half of the 200,000 soldiers remained. Chen Gong, Huo Jun, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang did not return.
Chen Gong was surrounded by Xing Daorong, Su Fei, Tan Xiong, and the other generals. After the battle, he was left with only 500 soldiers, who were struggling to occupy a large family.
At this time, Jin Xuan received the report and led his bodyguards to rush over. After Jin Xuan arrived, he gave the order to postpone the attack. Jin Xuan walked forward, and his bodyguards covered him with shields. "Please come out and talk to me," Jin Xuan ordered the soldiers to shout.”
Chen Gong came out and saw Jin Xuan standing in front with a group of people.
The king of Jin immediately issued an order not to use weapons without authorization. He ordered his bodyguards to remove their shields and cupped their fists in salute."Gongtai is at a disadvantage in this battle. It is not Gongtai's fault. It is Gongtai's troops, Liu Biao's old subordinates. If you lead Liu Bei's troops, the outcome is unknown.”
"Now that the army has been defeated and trapped," said Chen Gong,"what else can you say?"”
"You are a man of great talent," said Jin Xuan,"but you have never met a wise ruler. Although Liu Bei valued you, he was too weak to lead the situation. If you can submit to me, I will do my best to make a name for myself in the world.”
"I know that Your Highness is a man of great talent and great strategy," said Chen Gong,"but I have already gone astray and cannot be saved. This is the so-called loyal minister who does not serve two masters."
Jin Xuan said,"You are wrong. The so-called loyalty is not loyalty to the Emperor or to someone, but loyalty to the people." Now the world is in chaos, and the people are in misery. The barbarians in the north are eyeing us covetously. They want to unify the world and implement new policies to make the people rich and strong. Later, he swept away the Hu people in the north, relieved the suffering of the border chaos of the past dynasties, and returned the peace and prosperity of the people for thousands of years. What do you think?"
Chen Gong pondered for a moment and said,"I will never surrender.”
"Sir, you're a great talent. It would be a pity if you didn't use it for me." However, if you insist on doing this, there will soon be a place to go, which can not only give full play to your talent and knowledge, but also benefit the people, and will not be used by me. What do you think?”
Chen Gong originally wanted to die, but when he heard that there was such a place, he couldn't help but feel surprised,""Please give me some pointers, King Pingnan."
"Today, Mr. Mingjing has set up a school in Changsha to teach literature and skills to the people." Jin Xuan said. In this way, it can not only benefit the common people, but also avoid the reputation of killing the world's great talents. Gongtai thinks so.”
Chen Gong pondered for a moment and said,"That's good. But how will the Prince deal with my personal guards?"”
"Those who are willing to join our army can join us," Jin Xuan said."Those who are unwilling to join the army can leave on their own.”
"If so," said Chen Gong,"I will go to Changsha School to teach." However, my family is now in Xuzhou. This…"
"Don't worry about this," Jin Xuan said."I'll send someone to bring my family back for a reunion. Please write a letter to them."”
Huo Jun, Huang Zu, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang had been captured alive by Jin Xuan's army. Jin Xuan did not persuade them to surrender because their families were in Xiangyang City, but only imprisoned them in Jiangxia City. --
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