nucmednet Chapter 98: The Battle of Xiaoyao Town, Pursuing Sun Quan's Army
Chapter 98: The Battle of Xiaoyao Town, Pursuing Sun Quan's Army
"Don't worry, Your Highness! I will present Sun Quan's dog head to Your Highness!"
Zhang Liao knelt on one knee, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
He has been in the martial arts world for a long time and has long been tired of the days of living on the edge of a knife. Now that he has the opportunity to make achievements on the battlefield, how can he not be excited?
Chu Yang smiled and patted Zhang Liao on the shoulder, his tone full of confidence: "I believe in General Zhang! Together, you and I will surely be able to carve out a niche in this chaotic world!"
After Zhang Liao left, Chu Yang looked in the direction of Sun Quan’s military camp, with a playful smile on his face.
"Sun Quan, Sun Quan, I'm afraid if this fight continues, you'll be known as Sun Shiwan!"
the other side.
The atmosphere in Sun Quan's military camp was dead silent.
Although there were still more than 70,000 soldiers out of the 100,000-man army, their morale was low and they had no fighting spirit.
Looking at the group of dejected soldiers in front of him, Sun Quan felt annoyed and his brows were furrowed, like a mess.
"What should I do? What should I do?"
He paced back and forth, muttering to himself.
"Don't panic, General."
The military advisor on the side was full of confidence, as if he had come up with some amazing plan.
"Military advisor, please tell me, what should we do now?" Sun Quan asked hurriedly, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
The military advisor smiled and said confidently, "General, don't worry. In my opinion, the most urgent thing is to report to the court and make Chu Yang's crimes public."
"Crime? What crime could Chu Yang have committed?"
Sun Quan looked confused.
"Let's talk about Chu Yang, who colluded with officials from various cities and intended to rebel! Now he has more than 200,000 soldiers under his command, and isn't that letter the best evidence?"
Sun Quan suddenly understood, slapped his thigh, and said excitedly: "Great! Military Advisor, this is a great plan! I will send someone to send the letter back to the capital. I want to see how Emperor Yongning will deal with this rebellious son!"
The military advisor nodded and continued, "Besides that, we need to withdraw our troops as soon as possible and head towards the capital. Firstly, we can avoid Chu Yang's edge, and secondly, we can wait and see how the court reacts."
"Okay! Let's do as the military advisor says! Pass the order down, all troops, break camp and evacuate towards the capital!"
the next day.
Sun Quan's army passed by a small town called Xiaoyao Town.
Xiaoyao Town is located near mountains and rivers and has beautiful scenery. There are many restaurants and inns in the town, and there is a constant stream of merchants and travelers coming and going. It can be said to be prosperous.
"General, Xiaoyao Town is just ahead. How about we rest here for a day and continue on our journey tomorrow?"
A deputy general rode up to Sun Quan and made a suggestion.
Sun Quan looked up at the sky, then looked at the exhausted soldiers behind him, nodded and said.
"Okay, pass the order down, the entire army will set up camp outside Xiaoyao Town."
"promise!"
The deputy general took the order and left.
However, what Sun Quan didn't know was that at this moment, in a forest less than ten miles away from Xiaoyao Town, an army was quietly gathering.
This army is not large in number, with only 500 elite cavalry and 2,000 infantry, but each of them is well-equipped and murderous.
"General Zhang, are we sure about this surprise attack?"
At this time, the deputy general of Luoyang City frowned and said, although they obtained a lot of weapons when they chased Sun Quan's 100,000 troops last time.
But that was when Sun Quan's army had just been defeated and was in retreat.
But now that they have set up camp, it would be wrong to attack rashly.
Zhang Liao held the reins in his hands, his eyes sharp as torches, gazing at Xiaoyao Town in the distance, a sneer appearing on the corner of his mouth.
"Since we pursued them last time, we will also pursue them this time."
Zhang Liao decisively ordered: "Let two thousand soldiers use branches to create smoke and dust to create the scene of an incoming army."
"promise."
The deputy general of Luoyang City bowed and accepted the order, then began to pass on the message.
soon.
The two thousand infantrymen received the general's order and immediately took action.
They scattered at the edge of the woods, dragging branches. For a moment, dust flew up, covering the sky and the sun. From a distance, it really looked like thousands of troops galloping towards them.
Zhang Liao rode a tall horse, holding a goose-feather knife in his hand, staring at Xiaoyao Town in the distance with an eagle-like gaze, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more and more obvious.
"General, does this trick really work?"
Luoyang City's deputy general looked at the funny scene in front of him and couldn't help asking.
"Although Sun Quan claims to have an army of 100,000, he is actually just a straw bag."
"If he hadn't underestimated the enemy and rushed in recklessly last time, how could he have been defeated by me?"
"Now that he has just been defeated, his morale is low. I only need to use a little trick to scare him out of his wits!"
Sure enough, outside Xiaoyao Town.
Sun Quan's army was originally setting up camp and preparing to rest.
Suddenly, we saw smoke and dust billowing in the distance, and the sound of killing was deafening, and the whole place was in chaos.
"Report-Report-General! It's bad! Chu...Chu Yang's army is coming!"
A soldier crawled to Sun Quan's side and shouted in panic.
"what?!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Quan turned pale with fright, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground with a bang, breaking into pieces.
"Impossible! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Sun Quan stood up hurriedly, grabbed the soldier by the collar, and shouted, "How could Chu Yang's army catch up so quickly? Don't talk nonsense!"
"General! It's absolutely true! With all the smoke and dust in the sky and the deafening shouts of killing, how dare I lie to you!"
The soldier was almost scared to tears by Sun Quan and explained incoherently.
Sun Quan pushed the soldier away, stumbled out of the tent, and looked into the distance.
There was indeed billowing smoke and dust in the distance, and countless human figures could be vaguely seen swaying, and the sounds of shouting and killing were clearly audible.
"This...this...what should I do?"
Sun Quan suddenly panicked, lost his mind, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"General, don't panic! I will lead the army to meet the enemy right away!"
"General! We are willing to live and die with Xiaoyao Town!"
Upon seeing this, several deputy generals volunteered to fight in order to stabilize the morale of the troops.
"Trash! They are all a bunch of trash!"
Sun Quan yelled angrily, "Someone come! Pass the order down, all the troops... all the troops..."
At this point, Sun Quan himself hesitated.
war?
What to fight with?
Since the last defeat, the morale of his 100,000-strong army has been low and they have no fighting spirit.
Now that they are totally unprepared, how can they be a match for Chu Yang's army?
withdraw?
Where to retreat?
Now that Chu Yang's army has caught up, if he withdraws, wouldn't he be disrupting his formation and giving Chu Yang an opportunity to take advantage?
Just when Sun Quan was hesitating, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds suddenly came from a distance.
"Report——"
A scout came riding up, dismounted, knelt on one knee in front of Sun Quan, and reported loudly: "General! We have found an army ahead, about 500 cavalrymen, and they are charging towards us!"
"What?! Five hundred cavalrymen?" Sun Quan was stunned when he heard this, and then he flew into a rage, "Five hundred cavalrymen dare to attack my army of one hundred thousand? They are really tired of living! Pass the order, the whole army will attack, kill them all!"