Chapter 321: Sun Ce kills Lu Bu in battle, Zhang Liao surrenders

September of the first year of Xingping.

Lu Bu led 8,000 cavalrymen southward to plunder Yuzhou.

Sun Quan's words came true. Yanzhou was short of food, and in order to feed his army, Lu Bu went south to harvest the autumn grain.

Sun Ce was well prepared and fought in Meng County of Liang State, capturing more than 500 war horses.

Lu Bu thought he was ambushed, so he cut off his tail to save his life and fled back to Yanzhou.

Sun Ce did not pursue him, because he knew that Lu Bu would react soon and make a comeback.

For now, we should prioritize screening knights.

In response to this, Han Dang had already prepared a team of a thousand knights, and the war horses were in place.

These one thousand people are the main candidates for the Tuntian Camp. They should not have been counted in the establishment, but now they are treated specially due to special circumstances.

Therefore, Han Dang organized a cavalry team of 500 men. Even though they were not familiar with the battle formation, it was enough for fighting and chasing.

three days later.

Lu Bu makes a comeback.

This time, Lu Bu learned his lesson and divided his troops into two groups, one group heading towards Yingchuan County and the other heading towards the State of Chen.

Sun Ce did not discover it immediately, and only learned the news three days later.

It would be too late to chase and intercept him at this time, as Lu Bu had already harvested the wheat and was ready to escape.

What should I do?
Sun Ce thought of a clever idea and said, "Lü Bu is cunning and intends to disperse our troops, but because of this, he also revealed his flaws.

Although our army cannot take care of both routes at the same time, we can concentrate our superior forces to break one of their routes first, create a deterrent, and then pursue them, making it impossible for them to take care of both ends. "

After saying this, Sun Ce's eyes swept through the generals in the tent, and finally landed on Han Dang, and said in a deep voice: "Sima Han, your cavalry is highly mobile and is suitable for carrying out such a surprise attack mission.

I order you to lead 500 elite cavalrymen immediately, march day and night, and attack Lü Bu's army that is advancing into the State of Chen.

Even if you enter Yanzhou, you should not delay Lü Bu's army's retreat at all costs."

Han Dang heard this, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he clasped his fists and promised: "I will obey your orders! I will live up to your trust and bring Lu Bu's head to me!"

"Lü Bu is brave, don't act recklessly." Sun Ce reminded: "Just hold him back."

"Yes!" Han Dang accepted the order.

Sun Ce looked at the other generals and said, "It will be a tough battle. The infantry must cross Liang State and reach Chen State within three days. Anyone who dares to delay will be killed immediately!"

This is more than 150 miles away. We have to march more than 50 miles a day. Is it possible?

In order to travel light, Sun Ce only ordered his men to bring three days' worth of dry food, wear cloth armor, and not bring any food or supplies. Future food and supplies would have to be obtained locally!
This move was extremely risky. Not to mention whether it could be accomplished, if discovered by Lu Bu, all would be lost.

Fortunately, Lu Bu didn't have that kind of brains. He was a brave general, but not a talented commander.

Sun Ce fought very beautifully in this battle.

Han Dang used guerrilla warfare to delay the 3,000 cavalry troops that Lu Bu sent to the State of Chen, and Sun Ce arrived in time with 6,000 garrison troops.

Lu Bu's army lost all will to fight and fled in all directions, which is an old tradition of the Bingzhou army.

Sun Ce sent half of his men to pursue and kill the enemy, while he himself took the remaining 3,000 men to encircle and annihilate the more than 1,000 cavalrymen who did not escape immediately.

Unexpectedly, Lu Bu was among this army.

When the enemies met, they were extremely jealous of each other. Sun Ce didn't care about the command and went straight to attack Lu Bu alone.

"You bastard! Prepare to die!"

Seeing that Sun Ce was out of touch with the follow-up troops, Lu Bu sneered and said, "You brat!"

He rode forward and went straight for Sun Ce with his Fang Tian Hua Ji in hand.

Two men and two horses, all broke away from the troops and ran towards each other.

Sun Ce held the Overlord Spear, gritted his teeth, and urged the warhorse under his crotch desperately, but it was just an ordinary warhorse in its peak period and could not communicate with Sun Ce.

On the other hand, Lu Bu lost his Red Hare, and his combat power was reduced by three levels. Even though the horse he rode was much better than Sun Ce's, he was tall and the horse was short, which looked very uncoordinated.

You should know that Lu Bu is ten feet tall, which is more than a head taller than Sun Ce, who is eight feet tall.

In front of Lu Bu, Sun Ce was like a child.

"Choke!"

In the first round, Sun Ce and Lu Bu ended up in a tie!

"Oh no." Lu Bu was about to charge into the army's formation. He wanted to rein in his horse and turn around, but he couldn't save his face.

"Kill!" Lu Bu charged into the enemy camp alone, but ran into a pocket formation that had been set up by the farming army long ago.

Sun Ce was treated in completely opposite way. He was like a man in an empty space, with Overlord Spear flying up and down, and Bingzhou cavalrymen were thrown off their horses one by one, and soon a huge gash was made in his horse.

"Follow me!" Seeing the opportunity to fight, Han Dang immediately led the remaining 300 or so cavalrymen from the rear and charged into the Bingzhou army.

When Sun Ce broke through the enemy's formation, he came face to face with Han Dang.

The cavalry of the Tuntian Army automatically made way for their commander.

Lu Bu was not so lucky. Although he had not been captured yet, he could no longer leave the army formation. He roared and knocked down soldiers one after another, but more fearless soldiers rushed up to him.

This is the enemy's main general. If he is captured alive, it will be a huge achievement. Not only can he turn from a prisoner into a leader, but he may even be granted a title of nobility and become a general in the future.

How could the Tuntian Army not be crazy?

At this moment, Lu Bu regretted his decision and shouted, "Wei Xu, save me!"

However, the Bingzhou cavalry had their formation broken, so they had no courage to face the cavalry led by Sun Ce and Han Dang, not to mention the Tuntian Army that was defending so tightly in front of them.

The Bingzhou cavalry arrived at the front of the battle and dispersed to the left and right.

"Wind, wind, wind!"

Even so, the Tuntian Army was not prepared to give up these military achievements. The archers drew their bows and fired three rounds of arrows, taking away hundreds of Bingzhou Army cavalry again.

When Sun Ce started to chase them, the Bingzhou army collapsed instantly.

Perhaps starting from the time of Dong Zhuo, the Bingzhou army led by Lu Bu lost all its spirit and energy, and could only fight when the wind was favorable.

As for Gao Shun, who was loyal to Lu Bu, he was on the other side with the troops led by Zhang Liao.

The only savior is gone, so we can only say that Lu Bu is still the Lu Bu who underestimates the enemy. He has fought many smooth battles in the past few years and feels that he is capable again.

With no hope of escape, Lu Bu suddenly burst out with astonishing killing power, and the casualties of the farming army increased sharply in a short period of time.

Upon seeing this, Sun Ce did not pursue the Bingzhou army, but turned around and charged into the formation.

"Lu Bu, die!"

The military farm troops automatically made way for Sun Ce.

Lü Bu sensed the murderous intent behind him, and immediately became eager to fight: "You brat! I'll capture you alive!"

Ride your horse to fight.

The two soldiers of the Tuntian Army automatically made way.

"Ding ding dang dang", in half an hour, the two fought back and forth fifty rounds, but there was no winner.

However, every time Lu Bu returned, he would suffer a lot of losses at the hands of the garrison troops, as if he had fought for 150 rounds.

At this time, Lu Bu gradually lost his strength and cursed: "You bastard! You have no martial ethics!"

Sun Ce responded, "You bastard! There's no point in talking about morality with a man like you!"

Finally, after another twenty rounds of fighting, Lu Bu was knocked off his horse by Sun Ce in a trance.

"ah!"

Sun Ce stabbed Lu Bu in the chest with his spear, and raised his hand high with a "Hey".

Lu Bu's eyes were wide open as he stared at Sun Ce, as if saying, "You are not worthy to be my opponent!" Sun Ce shook his spear with hatred and stabbed into the sky with both hands.

"puff!"

The tip of the spear pierced through Lu Bu.

Lu Bu died with his eyes open.

"Father!!"

Sun Ce looked up to the sky and shouted: "I have avenged you!"

Two lines of clear tears washed away some of the blood on Sun Ce's face, revealing the dark skin underneath.

After so many days and nights, and so much persistence, Sun Ce finally achieved success today.

...

Yangdi County, Yingchuan.

Zhang Liao didn't know that Lu Bu was in trouble and was counting and taking inventory of the food and supplies.

Yingchuan County had a lot of farmland, so production could be quickly restored as long as people were relocated there. Therefore, Zhang Liao gained much more than Lu Bu.

Unfortunately, there were not many educated people in the Bingzhou army. Not long after Zhang Liao joined, Lu Bu was worried about letting him do whatever he wanted, so he sent Gao Shun, whom he trusted most, to supervise.

Little did he know that the person Zhang Liao could get along best with was Gao Shun, which was exactly what he wanted.

The journey went smoothly and we didn't encounter much trouble.

Moreover, Zhang Liao was a man of principle. He would rob food without harming the people.

Several Bingzhou army soldiers disobeyed military orders and were executed by Zhang Liao.

No matter how dissatisfied the generals were, it was useless because Gao Shun also agreed with Zhang Liao's approach and the two of them hit it off.

this day.

Lü Bu's defeated troops arrived in Yingchuan County.

After Zhang Liao learned of the situation, he summoned Gao Shun.

"Father Gao Shun, the Marquis of Wen is in trouble."

Zhang Liao got straight to the point: "Although our army has enough food and grass, our troops are scattered everywhere. If we rashly gather to rescue, we may be attacked by the enemy. Especially Sun Ce, we must not underestimate him."

Gao Shun frowned when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Wenyuan (Zhang Liao) is right, we need to act with caution.

We can first send out capable scouts to investigate the exact location of General Lu Bu and the surrounding enemy situation, and at the same time strengthen our defenses to ensure the stability of the rear."

Zhang Liao nodded in agreement. "Father Xiao is right. I will arrange it right away. At the same time, we must also prepare for the worst. If Wenhou has fallen into an unfavorable situation, we need to formulate an emergency plan to ensure that we can minimize the losses and find the right time to counterattack."

After the two men had made their decision, they went their separate ways. Zhang Liao personally selected a group of loyal, brave and reconnaissance-skilled soldiers to form a scout team, and secretly set out to Yingchuan County to investigate the situation.

Gao Shun stayed in the camp to strengthen the defensive fortifications. At the same time, he wrote several letters to the generals who were still snatching food nearby, urging them to withdraw their troops.

A few days later, the scout team returned with important intelligence.

"Marquis Wen is dead!"

Zhang Liao asked in disbelief: "How is this possible?"

Gao Shun took a few steps back in despair.

Zhang Liao was the first to realize what was happening. He looked at Gao Shun and asked, "Father, what should we do next?"

Without a leader, the leaderless Bingzhou army would surely fall into chaos.

The first thing Gao Shun said after he calmed down was: "I want to collect the body for my lord."

"Father..." Zhang Liao said with a complicated expression, "Well, I will go with you. It can be regarded as a way to repay the kindness of Lord Wen."

Although Lu Bu originally intended to force Zhang Liao to join the army, he had always been good to him. At least he was much better than Gao Shun.

Gao Shun had been loyal for many years, but he could never gain Lu Bu's trust.

The two men packed up their supplies and headed for the State of Chen with only their trusted men, a total of 1,300 people.

Zhang Liao had eight hundred cavalrymen, while Gao Shun only had five hundred in the Xianzhen Camp. This is a good example.

Unfortunately, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun encountered Sun Ce's troops as soon as they arrived in Xuchang County.

This time, the farming army was strong in both men and horses, with more than a thousand cavalry alone, but not many infantry, only about four thousand.

In the battle with Lu Bu, more than 800 people were killed or wounded. After Sun Ce calmed down, he felt scared and knew that if it ended like this, Jin Mao would never let him go.

If you pull it all the way to the bottom, it’s considered light.

Therefore, Sun Ce had to take over all the 4,000 Bingzhou cavalry in Yingchuan County in order to make up for this mistake.

A war was about to break out, and Sun Ce stepped forward with a fluke mentality and shouted: "General, can you tell me your name?"

"Yanmen Zhang Liao!"

"Chenliu Gaoshun!"

Sun Ce rode forward alone, clasped his fists and said, "I have long heard of your great names. My lord often mentions your names."

Zhang Liao's heart moved, and he asked curiously, "What does the general think of us?"

Sun Ce had only heard other people mention it, so he didn't know much, so he made up a story: "My lord said that General Zhang is a man of both civil and military talents, a rare talent."

"If the general is interested, I would like to recommend him to the lord. I dare not say that I can keep my original position, but I don't mind a bright future."

Gao Shun sneered and said, "I've always heard that the general likes to show off his achievements, but I never thought that the Southern Army generals also like to use castles in the air to deceive us."

"No." Sun Ce explained without getting angry: "General Gao is wrong. The general is a wise ruler. He knows that talents are the foundation of a country, so he opened up the way for talents and did not stick to one style.

What I said today is not only out of personal friendship, but also based on the generals' outstanding military achievements and outstanding talents.

Although I, Sun Ce, am not talented, every word I say comes from the heart and is never false."

After saying this, Sun Ce looked at the two men sincerely and continued, "In today's world, many heroes have emerged, and my lord has half of them. If the two generals are willing to submit, they will surely work with us to achieve great things and create brilliance together.

My Lord promises to treat you with sincerity and employ you according to your abilities, so that you two generals can fully display your talents and live up to your life."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao thought to himself that if Lu Bu were still alive, he would naturally not have any different thoughts.

Gao Shun said without changing his expression: "Don't waste your energy on me. Spend more time on General Wenyuan."

"Today, I am here only for my lord's corpse. If you don't want to cause more casualties, hand it over obediently!"

Sun Ce sneered and said, "I have heard that Lü Bu's men are the first to attack the enemy camp and are extremely brave. Today I would like to learn a thing or two from them."

Then, Sun Ce clasped his fists towards Zhang Liao and said, "General Zhang, please retreat three miles to avoid any misunderstanding."

Zhang Liao was about to speak, but Gao Shun stopped him and said, "Wenyou still has a bright future. Don't let me, a dying man, get involved."

Zhang Liao angrily asked, "Am I someone who fears life or death?"

Gao Shun begged: "If I die, please ask Brother Wenyou to collect the bodies for me and my lord."

Suddenly, Zhang Liao clasped his fists tightly, turned around with tears in his eyes, and retreated three miles.

In a shocking battle, Gao Shun and his Xianzhen Camp killed and wounded more than 300 soldiers of the Tuntian Army despite being at an absolute disadvantage.

No one survived in the trapped camp!
Sun Ce wanted to slap himself twice on the spot, he was impulsive again.

At this time, Zhang Liao led his troops forward, clasped his fists and said, "Captain Sun, I will not say anything more. I only ask that Marquis Wen and General Gao be buried according to etiquette."

Sun Ce heard Zhang Liao's words and wanted to surrender, so he nodded and said, "Don't worry, General Zhang, this is easy. I'm sure the lord will not refuse."

However, how could Sun Ce know that he would be scolded by Jin Mao for this incident in the future.

If he hadn't brought back more than 2,000 war horses in the end, Jin Mao would have defeated him completely.

(End of this chapter)