Zhou Cheng believed that Sun Jian definitely looked down on him. After all, Zhou Cheng was still too young.
At the same time, Sun Jian also looked down on Zhou Cheng's troops.
Although Zhou Cheng plundered the population of Yingchuan and claimed to have more than 100,000 troops, his actual combat strength was limited.
First of all, there were only 20,000 strong men among the 100,000 men.
Secondly, these twenty thousand strong men, and most of them were civilians with no combat experience, only seven or eight thousand Yellow Turban soldiers could really fight.
Sun Jian's troops were different. Although he only had 3,000 soldiers, he had fought in Yingchuan, Nanyang, Runan, and many other counties when he was conquering the Yellow Turban. Moreover, the 5000 soldiers that Huangpu Song had given Sun Jian were also elite northern troops.
Was there any reason for 8000 elites to lose against Zhou Cheng's mob?
Sun Jian was known as the Tiger of River East. This time, it was Emperor Han Ling who ordered him to lead the army to defeat the bandits. In order to show off in front of Emperor Han Ling, Sun Jian would definitely use the fastest speed to defeat Zhou Cheng.
Throughout the entire Romance of the Three Kingdoms, whether it was Sun Jian or the other dukes, they loved night raids the most.
Thus, Zhou Cheng had set up a large number of ambushes around the camp, waiting for Sun Jian to arrive.
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As expected, Sun Jian had Wu Jing and Zhu Zhi lead the infantry and supplies to stay in Yangcheng for the time being. Sun Jian, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zu Mao, and the other generals led 2000 cavalrymen to leave from the west gate of Yangcheng after dark.
Sun Jian wanted to raid Changshe, and he was very good at night raids.
Ever since the day Fuchun raised his army, he liked to launch surprise attacks at night, winning by surprise and defeating many with fewer people, earning him the reputation of the Tiger of Jiangdong.
It was the same tonight. Although Zhou Cheng had more than 100,000 men, a careful analysis of Zhou Cheng's army structure showed that they were a motley crew without any combat strength. Moreover, the counties of Yingchuan had no food. Zhou Cheng's troops could not even eat their fill. How could they have the strength to fight?
Although it was an unfair victory, when he thought of how the Tiger of River East defeated 100,000 moth bandits with 2,000 cavalry, beheaded Zhou Cheng, and avenged Zhu Rong, the world would definitely praise Sun Jian's valor.
However, Sun Jian did not expect that they would be discovered by Xu Fang's subordinates as soon as they left the city.
At this moment, Xu Fangzheng rushed back to the Changshe to report.
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When Xu Fang rushed back to the Changshe and reported to them, all the lieutenants present were impressed by Zhou Cheng's brilliant plan.
Zhou Cheng understood Sun Jian's personality, so it was not difficult to guess Sun Jian's method of using troops. Therefore, Zhou Cheng laughed and said,"Sun Jian really looks down on people. He only brought two thousand cavalry and dared to ambush us. However, he knows that I lack horses and food, so I'll take these warhorses.”
"General is wise!"
The lieutenants said in unison.
"Xu Fang, your Light Cavalry Battalion performed very well this time. You are now a lieutenant. I will reward you with 100 taels of gold and 100 catties of wine and meat."”
"Thank you, General." Xu Fang hurriedly thanked him.
"Continue to monitor them," Zhou Cheng said.”
"Here." Xu Fang left the tent.
The Light Cavalry Battalion only had 50 people, but they had one person and two horses. Thus, once they discovered the enemy, the Light Cavalry Battalion could immediately rush back.
War was not just about timing, geography, and people.
Zhou Cheng came from the future. He knew the importance of information in a war.
By grasping the enemy's movements in advance and preparing a countermeasure, he would be invincible.
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When Sun Jian arrived at Changshe, it was already late at night.
At this moment, it was pitch black.
Sun Jian looked at the Yellow Turban camp in the distance.
The braziers and torches on the camp were especially eye-catching.
"Light the torch, follow me to kill!"
"Kill them!"
Sun Jian roared and waved his ancient ingot saber, urging his horse to charge towards the camp.
"Kill them!"
Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zu Mao and the other generals followed closely behind Sun Jian.
The two thousand cavalrymen followed the commander and were similarly filled with killing intent.
Sun Jian and the others rushed into the gate.
Before the Yellow Turban soldiers at the Yuan Gate could react, they were killed by Sun Jian.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
At this time, the Yellow Turban soldiers in the camp were very flustered.
There were some old and weak people in the camp.
These old and weak people didn't know about Zhou Cheng's plan, so they became the souls of the dead under Sun Jian's blade.
However, the more this was the case, the easier it was for Sun Jian and the others to underestimate the enemy.
"In front is the enemy commander's tent. Whoever beheads Zhou Cheng will be rewarded with a hundred gold coins!”
Sun Jian shouted. At the same time, he, Cheng Pu, and the others quickly killed some of the Yellow Turban soldiers, old and weak.
These Yellow Turban old and weak were armed with wooden sticks and farming tools. How could they be a match for Sun Jian's subordinates?
One by one, they were killed.
At the same time, Sun Jian's subordinates set fires everywhere to create chaos.
At this moment, Liu Yong followed Zhou Cheng's orders and stood guard outside the commander's tent.
Xu Kang, Jiang Feng, Deng Hui, Chen Rui and Xu Yue brought their troops to the commander's tent.
They had over five thousand elites under their command. Including the eight hundred people from the Boulder Battalion, they had nearly six thousand in total.
With the help of the fire in the camp, Sun Jian discovered Boulder Camp.
The soldiers of the Monolith Battalion all looked tall and sturdy, and Sun Jian was certain that they were elites under Zhou Cheng.
Sun Jian had fought so many battles with the Yellow Turban Army, and the Yellow Turban commanders liked to bring elite soldiers with them to protect themselves.
Now, it was almost certain that Zhou Cheng was definitely in the camp. Moreover, there was a Zhou flag in front of the commander's tent.
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