Chapter 514 Hongmen Banquet, Lu Xun's Speculation

Zhang Fei, who was holding Sun Ce, sneezed twice inexplicably.

Gu Rubing glanced at Zhang Fei strangely. What kind of situation was this? Could the legendary general be caught cold by the weather?

"Third brother, are you infected with the cold?"

Zhang Fei rubbed the tip of his nose in confusion and said in confusion.

"No, I'm feeling hot all over. How can I get cold from this little wind? I just don't know why I always want to sneeze."

As soon as Zhang Fei finished speaking, he hit two more people.

At this time, Gu Rubing couldn't help but think of a modern saying, one thought, two scolds and three colds, which means that when you sneeze once, someone is thinking about you, when you sneeze twice, someone is scolding you, and when you sneeze three times, someone is thinking about you. Got a cold.

Then Gu Rubing glanced at Sun Ce, who was being held by Zhang Fei, and his heart suddenly became clear. Although there was no way to be sure, this was the only situation. Gu Rubing was helpless and then ignored it.

Just hit it, it's just a sneeze, nothing more.

Then on the way from the northern part of Nanyang County to Jiangxia County, Zhang Fei kept refreshing Sun Ce's coma time and sneezing at the same time.

With the blessing of Zhang Fei's movement speed, they soon arrived at Jiangxia County. It gets dark early in winter, the sun has begun to set from the west, and the temperature has become lower.

Zhang Fei's sneezing didn't stop at all.

Standing on the hillside to the west of Jiangxia County City, looking from a distance, I saw that the entire Jiangxia County City was in dilapidated condition, and bonfires were still burning under the city walls. The fuel of those bonfires were the endless corpses nearby, which had not yet completely decomposed. The grease from the body.

The crackling sound of grease being burned in the fire made the battlefield, which was already littered with corpses, look even more desolate.

They did not enter the city rashly. Gu Rubing clearly remembered the women's army under Shi Xie who used poison as weapons. On the way to Jiangxia, Gu Rubing figured out that the reason why Sun Jian was able to conquer Jiangxia was also Being able to kill Huang Zu must be because of these Gu girls.

The entire Jiangxia County City was quiet, like a dead city, with no movement visible in the city.

"Brother, I'll go and see if Brother Zilong and the others are still in the city."

Zhang Fei said that he was about to ride his horse forward, but was immediately stopped by Gu Rubing.

Gu Rubing shook his head firmly.

"Third brother, no. Now the enemy is in the dark and I am in the light. Acting rashly will only make us more passive. Moreover, even if Sun Jian wins a great victory, he will never be able to devour all the more than 200,000 troops in one day."

After hearing this, Zhang Fei no longer wanted to go forward alone and followed Gu Rubing obediently.

While Gu Rubing was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a loud roar from the distance.

"Who?!"

Following the sound, I saw a few white soldiers coming with a man tied up, and the man was holding a flag tightly in his hand, with two big words written in blood on it, "Come."

"Let him come over."

Gu Rubing waved his hands to the people in the distance, motioning to bring him over. The first thing he said after the man was brought to Gu Rubing by the white soldiers was the first thing he said.

"The two countries are at war. I am here to deliver an invitation to His Highness King Lie. Old General Huang Zhong is currently a guest in our military camp. My lord asked me to deliver an invitation to you and invite you to come and have a chat. ”

Gu Rubing didn't move. A discerning white soldier took the invitation from the messenger's hand and sent it to Gu Rubing. Gu Rubing took it.

After opening it and browsing it, Gu Rubing couldn't help but frown slightly. He just heard the messenger said that Huang Zhong was the only one there, and Gu Rubing was a little strange. What about Zhao Yun, Xu Rong, Wei Yan and the others? Where did it go again?

Just as Gu Rubing expected, Sun Jian only mentioned Huang Zhong in the invitation.

Since he was not captured by Sun Jian, that was the best result. Gu Rubing didn't think about anything else and threw the invitation back to the envoy.

"Go back and tell your lord that I will be there on time tonight at Xu time."

After getting Gu Rubing's promise, the messenger saluted Gu Rubing, turned around and left, as if staying here for one more second would kill him.

After the envoy left, Gu Rubing said to the lieutenant of Bai Jibing behind him.

"Set up camp and settle down here. Wait until evening to meet Sun Jian."

Zhang Fei raised his hand and knocked out Sun Ce, who had just begun to wake up, with a knife blow, and then sneezed twice.

"Brother, I will accompany you tonight. Sun Jian obviously sent someone to wait for you here. I'm afraid things won't be good tonight."

"Okay, I can feel at ease with you here."

Gu Rubing nodded slightly.

Tonight is destined to be a Hongmen Banquet. Except for Zhang Fei, others may not be able to protect him. But with Zhang Fei here, Gu Rubing has no other worries. Sun Ce is in his hands, and Dian Wei is gone. Nanjun, now that Zhang Fei is by his side, he can be kept safe.

As it got darker, Sun Quan, who had rushed back to Yangzhou from Jingzhou early, finally met Lu Xun's troops who came to greet him.

The person who came was a deputy general under Lu Xun. He had followed Lu Xun for many years and was now a first-class general. After meeting Sun Quan, the general told Sun Quan the situation in Wu County in detail. Said, and went all the way to Wujun.

At this moment, the battlefield of Wujun was still in fierce fighting. Although Zhang Liao had only 5,000 cavalry, he still fought back and forth with 30,000 cavalry on the battlefield. Lu Xun went to the battlefield several times to stop Zhang Liao, who was swimming on the battlefield, but was eventually defeated by Zhang Liao. Once, he almost hit Lu Xun's neck with a knife, and almost killed Lu Xun.

After all, Lu Xun was a Confucian general, and his combat power was far behind that of Zhang Liao, a veteran general. In addition, Zhang Liao's trip to Xianbei greatly improved his combat power, so it was not difficult to deal with Lu Xun now.

The combat power of the 5,000 cavalry was even more amazing. 5,000 cavalry against 30,000 cavalry, and they could kill 30,000 cavalry and flee in panic. 30,000 cavalry could not even stop the opponent's two waves of charge. When the second wave of cavalry collided, 5,000 people broke through it, forcing Lu Xun to gather his troops and rely on the high walls of Wujun County to resist the attack of Zhang Liao and his cavalry.

Zhang Liao was even more straightforward. He bypassed the county town and went south directly. In the end, it was 10,000 sailors who blew up the bridge and stopped them on the other side of the river.

Seeing that he could not cross the river, Zhang Liao turned around and headed for a military town west of Wu County, ignoring the sailors in the south and the cavalry in Wu County.

But Lu Xun and his men had no choice but to let Zhang Liao lead 5,000 cavalrymen to gallop near their old nest. It was at such an embarrassing time that Sun Quan came to Wu County.

After being brought to Wu County by Lu Xun, Sun Quan went to see Lu Xun immediately without any stop. Sun Quan, who played the role of a son beside Sun Jian, finally showed the temperament of the young master of Yangzhou at this time.

"Uncle, how is the situation now?"

After seeing Lu Xun, Sun Quan got straight to the point without any delay.

Lu Xun looked at Sun Quan with some surprise. He just felt that this young master seemed different.

"Zhongmou, Zhang Liao is currently leading thousands of cavalry to garrison in a military town 20 miles west of Wu County. That military town is where we store food and grass. Zhang Liao's goal is to occupy it, so he should have accurate information."

"So? You lead 40,000 people. Even if you can't defeat Zhang Liao, can you lose the important place of food and grass?"

Sun Quan's sudden words made Lu Xun even more confused. What did this young master eat today? The two of them were almost playmates who grew up together. They each had their own focus. One was protected by Sun Jian when he was young and cultivated as a young master, and the other relied on his family to go to the battlefield early. Sun Ce had taken him to win many major battles. This is why he and Sun Quan were about the same age, but he could become a famous general in one fell swoop.

After becoming a famous general, Lu Xun had a little overestimated himself, so he didn't care much about Sun Quan. Now it seems that Sun Quan came here just to make eye drops for him.

"Young master is right."

Lu Xun bowed slightly to Sun Quan and answered with a fist.

From this moment on, the friendship between the two disappeared.

"Is Zhang Liao still in the military town?"

"Yes."

"Lead all the cavalry and besiege the city! Pull all the catapults in the city. Even if the whole city is smashed, we must force Zhang Liao out and eat him in one go!"

Sun Quan slammed the table with a sharp look in his eyes. This young man who had never shown any sharp behavior in front of Sun Jian and Zhou Yu finally took off the mask that had been covering his face at this moment. He showed his own sharpness.

"Young Master, what about the civilians in the military town? What should we do?"

"Citizens? Where are the civilians in the military town? Aren't all the people in the military town soldiers? They paid the price of their lives to help us annihilate the enemy. In order to help them avenge, we had no choice but to break the city and then annihilate the invading enemies!"

When Sun Quan said this, the smile on his face was a smile that Lu Xun had never seen in all the years he knew Sun Quan. It was not appropriate to describe it as ferocious or crazy. It was more like a release after being suppressed for a long time.

Lu Xun looked at Sun Quan in surprise. He didn't expect that Sun Quan would say such a thing. When he was about to explain, Sun Quan turned his head and glanced at Lu Xun.

"Aren't there refugees from Yuzhang County in that military town? The useful refugees have been recruited into the army. The rest are just some refugees who will only waste food. What if they die? It's not a pity to die."

Lu Xun didn't continue to speak, just nodded.

Soon, the four major clans of Wu County began to mobilize, and more than a dozen catapults were transported from various places to the military town of grain and grass in the west of Wu County, preparing to capture the military town in one fell swoop.

But before all the catapults arrived here, Zhang Liao rushed out of the military town with the remaining 4,800 cavalry and rushed to Wu County. Zhang Liao's move was not expected by Sun Quan and Lu Xun at all. They originally thought that Zhang Liao would stay in the military town, but they didn't expect Zhang Liao to take the initiative to kill.

However, there was no regret on Sun Quan's face, only a smile.

"Since they are out, there is no need to wait any longer. I don't believe that our nearly 30,000 elite troops can't beat their 5,000 cavalry!"

Sun Quan clenched his fists.

"General Boyan, the next step is up to you."

Lu Xun nodded slightly, with a hint of determination in his eyes. He understood that Sun Quan at this moment was no longer the Sun Quan who used to be his brother, but the young master of Jiangdong who had begun to gradually take over the military and political affairs.

"Yes, sir."

Lu Xun responded in a deep voice, then turned and walked out of the hall. The generals beside him hurriedly followed Lu Xun's footsteps.

"Mobilize 10,000 cavalry and go out of the city to fight Zhang Liao."

A deputy general behind him was puzzled.

"General, our 30,000 cavalry are no match for Zhang Liao. If we only bring half of them, wouldn't it be..."

The deputy general did not continue to speak. On the battlefield, it is most taboo to say something with prophecy, Lu Xun said in a deep voice.

"Last time, 30,000 people fought against Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao and his cavalry were all very fierce, but our 10,000 sailors were able to stop Zhang Liao. Which is stronger, the combat power of 10,000 sailors or 30,000 cavalry? Even if these 10,000 sailors can rely on the water to block, they will definitely not be able to stop Zhang Liao."

Lu Xun did not continue to speak, because his idea was too bold. He believed that the reason why Zhang Liao could kill 30,000 of them with 5,000 people was because of the huge difference in military strength, so Lu Xun did this.

Zhang Liao's cavalry rushed out of the military town like a whirlwind and rushed straight to Wu County. Their actions were swift and decisive, and they rushed straight to Wu County. Outside Wu County, there were already 10,000 cavalry waiting here.

Zhang Liao frowned slightly. He didn't expect that the other side would only have 10,000 people guarding the city here. Five thousand people against 10,000 enemies could not trigger his characteristics at all, but Zhang Liao didn't care too much. 4,800 people against 10,000 people also had an advantage over him.

The two armies fought fiercely on the plain outside Wu County. Zhang Liao's cavalry was like a sharp blade, constantly tearing Lu Xun's formation. Although Yang Zhou's troops had an advantage in numbers, under Zhang Liao's brave attack, the formation began to become chaotic.

Seeing this, Lu Xun immediately commanded the troops to adjust and try to stabilize the formation.

Once the cavalry formation collapsed, the consequences would be disastrous. Lu Xun's command ability was fully demonstrated at this moment. He calmly analyzed the battlefield situation and constantly mobilized troops to deal with Zhang Liao's attack.

However, Zhang Liao's cavalry was like a storm, constantly attacking Lu Xun's defense line. Sun Quan was watching the battle from the rear, feeling extremely anxious.

"Why only bring 10,000 people? Zhang Liao was obviously already exhausted, and only 10,000 people could force him to this point, why not take all the people out? Convey my order, all cavalry go out of the city to fight!"

Sun Quan slammed on the city wall and shouted loudly to the people behind him.

The deputy general behind him dared not disobey Sun Quan's order, but he did not dare to disobey Lu Xun's order, so he stayed where he was, a little at a loss.

"Why don't you go?"

Sun Quan shouted angrily, and the deputy general knelt down hurriedly.

"Young Master, General Lu ordered..."

"Is he the young master or am I the young master?!"

Sun Quan roared angrily and kicked the deputy general to the ground.

"Convey my order, the whole army goes to fight!"