Chapter 253 Sun Jian is rescued
"Sun Jian!"

"Sun Jian!"

The situation was dangerous, so Sun Jian decided to fight to the death.

Generals such as Han Dang, Zhu Zhi, and Zu Mao gradually led the remaining troops closer to Sun Jian.

On the other hand, Lu Bu and Li Jue, who were on the periphery, watched everything in a joking manner.

The Sun Jian army that escaped from Dagu Pass had a total of less than two thousand people, most of whom were new recruits with no morale at all.

Originally, Lu Bu and Li Jue were worried about how to distinguish between the defeated soldiers and Sun Jian's army. Now, Sun Jian automatically helped to identify them, which saved them a lot of effort.

As for whether he would let the tiger return to the mountains and let Sun Jian escape.

What a joke!
Lu Bu and Li Jue together had 6,000 cavalrymen, so how could they allow 2,000 defeated soldiers to escape?
Then they could just commit suicide. They would have no face to live in this world.

"Sun Jian! You have come to this day?"

Lü Bu rode on his Red Hare, holding his painted halberd, and rode forward to challenge him: "Do you dare to fight me?"

Faced with the crisis, Sun Jian did not respond, but quickly looked around for a possible way to survive.

"What are you looking for?"

Lu Bu jokingly asked: "Could it be that you can't find the way home?"

"Or?"

Lu Bu held his right hand horizontally, and pointed his Fang Tian Hua Ji directly at Sun Jian's back, "Are you waiting for someone to rescue you?"

Unexpectedly, after being instructed by Lu Bu, Sun Jian suddenly came to his senses and realized that the only way to survive was behind him.

Jinmao will never sit idly by!

Sun Jian could only believe this.

"Follow me and kill them back!"

"Yangzhou Mu will definitely rescue us!"

Lu Bu looked at Sun Jian in astonishment and saw that he actually led his men to fight back.

Li Jue rode forward and as he passed by Lü Bu, he could not help but taunt him, "Military Advisor Lü, you really came up with a great plan."

"If General Xu Rong is defeated by Jin Mao and Sun Jian, how will you explain this to the Prime Minister?"

After saying this, Li Jue raised his sword and shouted, "The Prime Minister has ordered that whoever takes Sun Jian's head will be made a marquis!"

"Kill with me!"

"Woooooo~"

The foreign cavalry led by Li Jue chased after Sun Jian screaming.

When Lu Bu came to his senses, he felt a little scared and decided to lead his own Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the mixed Hu Cavalry troops, following Li Jue and going in together.

...

The top of Dagu Pass.

Jin Mao stood on the gate tower, which still had bloodstains after being cleaned up, and looked at the fire in the distance.

That was where Xu Rong ambushed Sun Jian.

"It's really a scam!"

While Jinmao was happy about his name decision, he also felt helpless.

If Sun Jian had obeyed his orders, he would not have been ambushed and his life would not be in danger now.

At this time, Wen Pin, who had been performing well, stepped forward and bowed, "My Lord, the interior of the pass has been cleaned up. What should we do next?"

Jin Mao stared at the fire in the distance, wondering whether to save Sun Jian.

"Zhongye (Wenpin's courtesy name), do you think I should save Sun Jian?"

"In terms of relationship, we are brothers from the same sect and have fought side by side."

"But Sun Jian's risk this time was all his own fault. He didn't obey my orders."

"But then again, he's not my subordinate, so there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with him not listening to me."

Wen Pin did not comment on the dilemma in Jin Mao's words, but instead spoke from the perspective of benevolence and righteousness.

"My Lord, you should send troops to rescue Sun Jian to preserve your righteousness and also demonstrate your benevolence."

"I think you should be very happy to be a benevolent and righteous king, rather than a ruthless and unrighteous king!"

Benevolence and righteousness?

Jinmao really wants to deny it, but it cannot, at least not openly.

"you're right."

Jin Mao looked at Wen Pin's young face, wanting to see what ability this young general had to dare to speak so big.

"Then you will lead the people to rescue Sun Jian."

"The terrain ahead is narrow. I will send the most elite imperial guards to go with you. I believe that after so much time, you should be familiar with their fighting methods."

Wen Pin's eyes were sparkling. He knew them more than just well. He was very familiar with them because he was one of them.

If he had such elite troops, Wen Pin would be confident that he could rescue Sun Jian.

But Jin Mao hadn't finished speaking yet.

"I have a request."

"You can't lead people to die. It's unwise to do something you know is impossible."

"If a person can be saved, then save him. If not, then leave it to God's will."

Jin Mao would rather die than do such a loss-making business in exchange for a great man using nine hundred elite soldiers. In his mind, Sun Jian was useless from the moment he was out of his control.

Besides, there are benefits to death. I believe that the explosive Sun Ce will not be much worse than his father.

No matter how you look at it, Jinmao is not losing money.

Wen Pin raised his head in astonishment and met Jin Mao's cold eyes. He couldn't help but shudder all over. Only then did he realize that the man in front of him already controlled two states and had the lives and deaths of seven million people in his hands.

"Alas." Jin Mao said regretfully, "Zhongye is too young."

"Dian Wei."

"The general is here!"

"Take the nine hundred imperial guards and go with Wen Pin. Remember my request just now."

"Here!"

Dian Wei excitedly went down to make arrangements.

Wen Pin finally reacted. After thanking him, he walked down the gatehouse in a daze.

It was not until Dian Wei pushed him that Wen Pin reacted.

At this time, the nine hundred royal guards had already finished distributing themselves outside the pass. Each of them held an iron shield and a ring-handled sword, and wore heavy armor and masks. The war horses under their crotch were struggling and difficult to hold.

Fortunately, the goal this time does not require cavalry combat, the warhorse only needs to transport people to the designated location.

Everyone looked at Wen Ping. Dian Wei led a warhorse to Wen Ping and said, "You are the commander this time. I am just a supervisor and I have to obey your orders."

Wen Pin quickly composed himself, thanked him, took out the mask and covered his face so that no expression could be seen.

"Five miles ahead!"

The nine hundred people moved almost synchronously, and their horses started at the same time. The people in front sped up faster, while those behind sped up a little slower.

As the terrain ahead became narrower, the queue changed from a square formation to a long snake formation.

Behind these people was another 900 cavalrymen led by Dong Xi. This was the cavalry battalion that guarded the war horses of the royal guards.

There were two queues, one in front and one behind, and the difference between them was obvious at a glance.

...

Xu Rong was leading his men to persuade Sun Jian's troops to surrender when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves. He looked up abruptly and was surprised to find that Sun Jian had dared to launch a surprise attack.

However, the surprise was only for a moment, and Xu Rong responded quickly, issuing orders one by one.

"Shield and spear formation!"

"Crossbowmen, get ready!"

Since Sun Jian was coming to die, Xu Rong didn't mind sending him off.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh", the black rain of arrows fell again.

The green horse under Sun Jian's crotch was hit by an arrow again. This time it could no longer hold on. It let out a mournful cry, and its four legs went limp, leaving its master behind as he headed north.

Fortunately, Qingcongma successfully completed the mission and sent Sun Jian to the shield and spear formation.

With a roll, two knives appeared in Sun Jian's hands like a magic trick, one was an ancient ingot knife, and the other was a ring-handled knife.

The blade flashed, and a small hole was torn in the shield and spear formation. Then, Sun Jian rolled forward again, widening the hole again.

Soon, someone behind Sun Jian arrived and rushed into the gap, trying to defeat Xu Rong's troops in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, Dagu Pass is a place where infantry can move freely. Xu Rong arranged three layers of shield and spear formations in front and back. Even if Sun Jian led his men to kill through the first layer, there are still two layers!
By the time Sun Jian and others discovered the truth, it was too late.

Xu Rong had already blocked Sun Jian's reinforcements with a rain of arrows. What was even more desperate was that Li Jue, Lu Bu and others were behind him trying to drive these people away.

Sun Jian was just a trapped beast fighting hard.

“Hope is just around the corner!”

Sun Jian fought bravely and killed two more people. The surrounding soldiers were afraid of this ghostly man and dared not step forward, allowing him to point his knife forward.

Han Dang, Zhu Zhi, and Zu Mao were still angry: "Kill!"

A group of dozens of people rushed forward, as if there was really hope ahead.

Xu Rong seemed to sense something and his eyes met the scout who was running towards him quickly.

"General!"

"A large group of cavalry came out of Dagu Pass and are heading here."

Xu Rong turned around quickly and climbed up the huge rock that was blocking the road. At first glance, he met Wen Pin, who was wearing a mask and riding a warhorse not far away.

"Give me the order!"

"Crossbowmen, don't worry about Sun Jian's remaining troops. Focus on dealing with this cavalry!"

Then, Xu Rong turned around and made a surprising decision: "Change the formation!"

"Kill with me!"

Regardless of Sun Jian's outcome, Xu Rong knew that he had lost this time. He underestimated Jin Mao's courage, or the fighting will of Jin Mao's generals.

Don't stay here for long.

Otherwise, the person being made into dumplings would be him, Xu Rong.

the other side.

The moment Xu Rong retreated, Sun Jian realized that Jin Mao had taken action.

Moreover, he hit Xu Rong's heart with the first blow, almost killing the old man.

"There is always a way out!"

Instantly, endless heroic spirit surged through Sun Jian's body. He pointed the ancient ingot knife in his right hand forward and said, "The reinforcements have arrived. We can't let Xu Rong escape!"

Sun Jian actually wanted to kill Xu Rong with less than a hundred men!

Han Dang was encouraged and burst into action.

Zumao exploded.

Zhu Zhi was the most sober-minded. He immediately gathered the remaining fifty or so elite soldiers into a circular formation for self-protection. This was the last spark of the training method of the Yangzhou Army.

Sure enough, Zhu Zhi’s judgment was correct.

Xu Rongjun was no longer afraid of the god-like Sun Jian. When running for his life, the potential that a person can unleash surpasses everything.

Sun Jian and his two companions were soon beaten and fled for their lives. Fortunately, Zhu Zhi had the foresight to give them a chance to catch their breath.

Xu Rongjun ignored the circle huddled in the corner and thought retreat was the most important thing.

...

Wen Pin and his men stopped outside the range of the archers. Nine hundred men abandoned their horses and walked, with Dong Xi taking the war horses first.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh", a rain of black arrows started falling here.

"Raise your shield!"

"drink!"

Only half of the 900 royal guards raised their beast-faced iron shields with both hands, forming an impenetrable iron wall above their heads.

"Ding ding dang dang", the rain of arrows was indeed ineffective, not a single one of them worked.

"lay down!"

Afterwards, Wen Ping estimated the distance and time in his mind, and after running a hundred steps with his men, he stopped.

"Raise your shield!"

"Advance slowly!"

The other half of the people who had not raised their shields just now raised their shields again, and the nine hundred people were like a black python, winding up the huge rocks blocking the road.

There was another round of "ding-dang-dang" sounds, and the second wave of arrow rain arrived as expected.

Wen Pin climbed up the boulder and saw Xu Rong leading his men to retreat, as well as Sun Jian and others forming a circle. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, we arrived in time. It doesn’t matter that Sun Jian suffered heavy losses, as long as he is still alive.

Wen Pin turned around, clasped his fists and said, "Captain Dian, these annoying things on the mountain, you and I will take half each?"

Dian Wei knew what Jin Mao meant. He could do it as long as it was safe. The archers on the mountain were obviously abandoned and there was no danger, so he agreed, "Okay!"

"half each!"

Perhaps Jin Mao did not expect that Dian Wei had been kept around for too long, and his desire to achieve success had reached the threshold.

Then, the black python split into two big snakes and began to climb up the mountain road.

Although it is called a big snake, it is actually more similar to a black centipede.

Whenever a rain of arrows came, the royal guards would skillfully take turns to block them with their shields.

It's like a black centipede's armor, shrinking and tightening, then quickly approaching its prey.

Soon, the archers on the top of the mountain also discovered something unusual, even though they were Xu Rong's direct subordinates and elite troops.

But there are also gaps among the elite!
After nearly six years of selection, raising, and training by Jin Mao, the Shinbei guards are now far more than a hundred-man general. Each one of them is like a ruthless killing machine, unaffected by the outside world.

On the other hand, the situation is different for Xu Rong's elite troops. Panic is spreading.

Who the hell has ever seen heavy infantrymen so flexible?

Moreover, after four rounds of arrow rain, there was not a single casualty. Is this a human team?
How could they possibly know how abnormal the daily training subjects of the Shinbei were? Not to mention the simple terrain of Otani Pass, he had to climb even more dangerous mountains.

Or the full armor kind!

The best food treatment in the entire army and selecting the best from the best are no joke.

Of course, Xu Rong’s elite troops wouldn’t know about this.

Wen Pin raised his shield to block the last wave of arrows, then slowly put it down. He saw the enemy right in front of him. The two sides were only twenty steps apart. He could even see the fear in the pores on their faces.

But Wen Pin did not advance rashly, but instead ordered: "Team One, advance normally!"

"Team two attacks from the left wing, team three moves around from the right wing, and team four follows team one."

The black centipede quickly transformed into a flying centipede, growing two wings with sharp spikes on them.

Looking down from the sky, Xu Rongjun's elite troops were like a ball of black cotton candy, being torn into pieces by the flying black centipede in just a few bites.

Wen Pin took the opportunity to shout, "Those who surrender will not be killed!"

"Those who cover their heads with their hands and kneel down to surrender will not be killed!"

Only then did some people quickly throw away their bows and crossbows and do as they were told.

The royal guards were like bloodthirsty demons. They looked at anyone who didn't do as they were told without saying a word, and then took two or three steps forward and stabbed them with a knife.

More people knelt on the ground and begged for surrender, and the ball of black cotton melted and became a feast that the flying black centipede could eat at any time.

The royal guards still had work to do. Regardless of whether anyone was dead or not, they would stab them twice in the throat or heart if they fell to the ground.

This scene made the captives feel a chill again, and they looked at the royal guards with even more fear.

the other side.

Dian Wei and Wen Pin have completely different styles.

If the troops led by Wen Pin are flying centipedes, then the personal guards under Dian Wei are armored warriors wearing centipede armor.

Because when Dian Wei gets in front of the enemy, he will just roar and throw away his shield, holding the double halberds in both hands, and kill his way out like a human meat grinder.

As the saying goes, what kind of general you lead will determine what kind of soldiers you will have, let alone the elite troops like the Imperial Guard who have a variety of forms.

Everyone followed suit, throwing away their shields, raising their swords and rushing forward.

The gun is easy to hide, and the dark arrow is hard to prevent.

Casualties among the royal guards occurred.

When Dian Wei had finished killing, he turned around to count the number of people and was stunned.

"Why are there eleven people missing?"

(End of this chapter)